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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>375550</law_id><section_number>63.2-1955</section_number><catch_line>Distribution of collections from federal tax refund offsets</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="135" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="V">Administrative Child Support</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="19">Child Support Enforcement</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="10" identifier="10">Financial Operations</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Distribution of amounts collected by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> as a result of an offset made under the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program (P.L. 97-35, as amended) to satisfy non-<span class="dictionary">TANF</span> past-due support from a federal tax refund based upon a joint return shall be made when the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> is notified that the unobligated spouse&#x2019;s proper share of the refund has been paid or 180 days following receipt of the offset, whichever is earlier. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall establish procedures for the prompt refund of any incorrect offset amounts and the compensation of unobligated spouses for the payment of their shares to <span class="dictionary">obligees</span>.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 653, &#xA7; 63.1-251.4; 1998, c. 781; 2002, c. 747.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
