Excluded Payments Recommendation

CSCT uses information from the CAN CDE, Payee Name, and Reg Typ columns to determine which payments to exclude. It provides an explanation for the decision, and incorporates the explanation into the generated case note.

CAN CDE column

Disbursement Status could indicate a returned payment, and although it rarely occurs, it is easy to miss when it appears on the KI1 screen.

Payee Name

When the warrant’s payee name is different from the regularly occurring payee name, CSCT flags the payment as non-countable. This usually occurs when a payment is returned to the non-custodial parent. A lump sum/tax payment issued to the custodial parent is typified in the system by the reversal of the name, and CSCT also excludes this type of payment.

Reg Typ column

Pended payments coded as Reg Typ other than 01, such as IRS intercepts or cancelled/returned monies described above, are generally coded 08, and are targeted for exclusion.

Pay Frequency Recommendation

CSCT uses the CAN/Pay Date to plot child support payments to a monthly calendar, and analyzes the dates of all included payments for indicators that determine pay frequency.

Monthly/Twice-Monthly

When total payment amounts received over the most recent two months are identical, and a weekly/biweekly pattern is not detectible, CSCT will recommend the monthly/twice-monthly calculation, averaging the last two complete months.

Weekly/Biweekly

When payments are received on the same day of the week, or the business day right before or after a state holiday, 100% of the time over the past 60 days, CSCT will recommend a weekly/biweekly calculation using a MICAL of the last 60 days.

Uncertain

When the payment frequency does not meet criteria for either monthly/twice-monthly or weekly/biweekly, CSCT considers the pattern “uncertain” and alerts the worker to potential frequency indicators so that a manual determination can be made.