CHAPTER 298
FORMERLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 370
AS AMENDED BY
SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE :
Section 1. Amend §2204 of Title 13 of the Delaware Code by adding a new subsection “(h)” to read as follows:
“(h) The Division may recoup payments that it has received and disbursed to a payee but which the payee was not entitled to receive under the child support order. The Division shall give prior written notice to the payee of its intent to recoup. The notice shall state the amount the Division intends to recoup and how it was determined, the manner in which the Division intends to recoup the funds, and inform the payee of his or her right to an administrative hearing prior to any recoupment. If the payee fails to timely request a hearing, recoupment may proceed as described in the notice. The Division may recoup such payments by withholding not more than ten percent (10%) of each disbursement due to the payee until the Division is reimbursed in full. Except as otherwise provided herein, all hearings and proceedings under this subsection shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 101 of Title 29, Delaware Code. Recoupment shall not apply to payments received and disbursed pursuant to the terms of a child support order that is later modified.”.