DCSS Responsibilities for DCSS Cooperation
The Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) is responsible for completing the following:
●Determining cooperation with DCSS for new CA participants
●Keying the Arizona Case Record System (AZCARES) with the date of cooperation when the new CA participant complies
●Documenting the Arizona Technical Eligibility Computer System (AZTECS) with the date of cooperation when the new CA participant complies
NOTE When DCSS enters the date of cooperation into AZCARES, the cooperation data is transmitted to FAA. The DATE OF AF COOPERATION field on APPD updates via an automated process within three
workdays(g) of the transmission.
When a child support order is established by DCSS, DCSS does not retain support monies for certain CA cases. DCSS passes through child support monies to the following budgetary units:
●CA budgetary units with a nonparent caretaker relative as the PI who is coded OU on SEPA.
●CA budgetary units when the following DCSS Cooperation Code is keyed in the AF COOPERATION CODE field on APPD:
G3 (pending adoption)
G4 (refugee eligible for CA)
G5 (conceived by sexual assault)
G6 (conceived by incest)
●Tribal TANF Program cases. Tribal TANF Programs do not have an agreement with DCSS to pursue child support for their participants.
●CA budgetary units with the EX DCSS Cooperation Code (exempt) keyed in the AF COOPERATION CODE field on APPD.
●Grant Diversion budgetary units.
●CA budgetary units that include an SSI child. When there are other children in the budgetary unit, only the portion intended for the SSI child is passed through.
●CA budgetary units that include a Benefit Capped (BC) child. When there are other children in the budgetary unit, only the portion for the BC child is passed through.