Who does the head of the Child Support Management Agency support, and which applications does that support reach?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In a practice file of this kind, we read the papers the child support creditor filed with the family court or enforcement court, to see which of the listed applications was made and under which Act, and any correspondence or request showing what support the creditor sought from the agency.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the provision at its word: where it is necessary for securing child support performance, the head of the Child Support Management Agency must provide legal support when the child support creditor applies, under the Family Litigation Act and the Civil Execution Act, for asset disclosure or a property search, a direct payment order, a security order, a performance order, a seizure order, collection or turnover order, a detention order, or the like.
Another reading stresses that the support runs to applications the creditor makes, and that the provision only says that on providing it the head of the agency may submit materials or opinions to the court through the creditor or the creditor's representative, leaving it open what forms of support the provision covers and what makes support necessary.
Your judgment
If the creditor and the agency disagree on what support is needed, how could the file show which of the listed applications the support was directed at?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to change who may seek support or which applications it reaches, or if a court decision clarifies what legal support the head of the agency must provide.