NRS425.470. Collection of arrearages in payments of support; notice to responsible parent; request for hearing; good faith effort to resolve matter required before hearing.

      1.  The Chief shall send a notice by first-class mail to each responsible parent who is in arrears in any payment for the support of one or more children required pursuant to an order enforced by a court in this State. The notice must include a statement of the amount of the arrearage and the information prescribed in subsection 2.

      2.  If the responsible parent does not satisfy the arrearage within 20 days after the responsible parent receives the notice required by subsection 1, the Chief may, to collect the arrearage owed:

      (a) Require the responsible parent to pay monthly the amount the responsible parent is required to pay pursuant to the order for support plus an additional amount to satisfy the arrearage; or

      (b) Issue a notice of attachment to the financial institutions in which the assets of the responsible parent are held and attach and seize such assets as are necessary to satisfy the arrearage.

      3.  If the Chief proceeds to collect an arrearage pursuant to subsection 2, the Chief shall notify the responsible parent of that fact in writing. The notice must be sent by first-class mail.

      4.  The Chief shall determine the amount of any additional payment required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 based upon the amount of the arrearage owed by the responsible parent and the ability of the responsible parent to pay.

      5.  A responsible parent against whom the Division proceeds pursuant to subsection 2 may, within 20 days after the responsible parent receives the notice required pursuant to subsection 3, submit to the Chief a request for a hearing. Before a hearing may be held, the responsible parent and a representative of the enforcing authority must meet and make a good faith effort to resolve the matter.

      6.  If a hearing is requested within the period prescribed in subsection 5 and the responsible parent and the enforcing authority meet as required pursuant to subsection 5, the hearing must be held pursuant to NRS 425.3832 within 20 days after the Chief receives the request. The master shall notify the responsible parent of the recommendation or decision of the master at the conclusion of the hearing or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

      7.  For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to have received a notice 3 days after it is mailed, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to that person at the last known address of the person.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2242; A 2007, 260)