Implement a 'pause and resume' mechanism for CMS enforcement orders

Implement a 'pause and resume' mechanism for CMS enforcement orders — 6 signatures. Status: rejected.

Petition background

Mandate that CMS enforcement orders be 'paused'—not terminated—when a parent changes jobs or moves to benefits. This prevents 'job-hopping' parents from evading payments by forcing the CMS to restart the entire enforcement process from scratch, ensuring more consistent support for children

Additional details

The CMS currently terminates all enforcement,including DEOs,bank and asset seizures,when a parent moves to benefits.This forces the CMS to restart from scratch,creating a loophole for parents who 'job-hop' to evade payments. We call for a 'pause, not terminate' policy: enforcement must automatically pause upon benefit entry and resume when income is detected. For those with a history of avoidance, the standard declaration grace period must be removed to allow for immediate, automatic enforcement

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