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The Department of Children and Family Services is authorized by law to intercept, encumber, freeze, or seize unemployment compensation benefits in cases where there is a child support arrearage or child support overpayment made to a custodial parent.
The Department of Children and Family Services is authorized by
law to intercept, encumber, freeze, or seize unemployment
compensation benefits in cases where there is a child support
arrearage or child support overpayment made to a custodial
parent.
Act No. 87, signed into law by Governor Jindal on May 11, 2012,
clarifies and aligns existing state law with federal law by
specifying that child support overpayments are excluded from
recovery from unemployment compensation benefits.
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