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My DH has always paid CS directly to Virginia CSE (no wage withholding).  We currently live in NY.  I went onto his online acct. today to make sure everything was correct.  It came up that he is an out of state case and that their records show he is with a CS agency in Wa state.  On the CP page, it says Va has requested assistance from another state in this case.  We have not lived in Wa for over 7 years.  So, DH called Va CSE to find out what was going on, and the receptionist said that their computer does not show that, that they show his case is still with them.

If we don't live in Wa, can they open an account for my DH?  We don't even have a Wa address.  My fear is that there will be two state's saying he owes them money.  The ironic part of all this is that he only has 9 more payments until SD graduates.

DH and I live in NY.  SD and BM live in VA.  CS has always been through VA CSE.  DH pays directly, no wage withholding.  I went on his online account today, and is says he has an out of state case, that he is an applicant of WA state.  On the CP page it says, VA has requested assistance from another state.  We have not lived in WA for over 7 years.  The last 8 times BM has taken DH to court, we lived in NY.  DH called VA CSE, and their computer does not show these messages and that his case is still with them.  The ironic part is that DH only has 9 more payments before SD graduates and CS ends.

1.  Can WA create a case for him when he doesn't even live there?

2.  Can they find out who his employer is, here in NY and issue a wage withholding, thus creating debt in two states?

Thank you.  

I was looking something up on the IRS website and came across a section in where someone can qualify as a relative for dependent purposes if they lived in the household the whole year as a family member.

Example 1—return not required.

You support an unrelated friend and her 3-year-old child, who lived with you all year in your home. Your friend has no gross income, is not required to file a 2007 tax return, and does not file a 2007 tax return. Both your friend and her child are your qualifying relatives if the member of household or relationship test, gross income test, and support test are met.

Member of Household or Relationship Test
To meet this test, a person must:

Live with you all year as a member of your household



It looks like the BF in the sitch below can claim the child.  I thought that was the case when I posted that the BF could claim the child by saying he provided over half of the support, but I've never had a client in that situation so I wasn't 100% positive.