(1) In lieu of section 5-16-109, the following verification provisions shall apply to the collection of child support by a collector:
(a) Not later than five days after a collector initially communicates with an obligor on behalf of an obligee with respect to the collection of child support due, unless the obligor has paid the child support, the collector shall send the obligor a written notice containing the following:
(I) The name of the obligee;
(II) A statement of the amount of the child support arrears, including any associated interest, late payment fee, or other charge authorized by law, and of the amount of the current child support owed by the obligor to the obligee;
(III) A statement that the collector assumes that the obligor owes child support to the obligee and that the amounts owed as described in the statement pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section are correct, unless the obligor disputes the existence or amount of the child support obligation within thirty days after receipt of the notice;
(IV) A statement that if, within the thirty-day period described in subsection (1)(a)(III) of this section, the obligor notifies the collector in writing that the obligor disputes the existence or amount of the child support obligation, the collector will cease efforts to collect the child support, subject to subsection (1)(b) of this section, until the collector:
(A) Obtains written verification of the existence or amount of the obligation or a copy of the judgment against the obligor; and
(B) Mails to the obligor a copy of the verification or judgment; and
(V) A statement that the arrears balance reflected does not include any amounts owed to a county delegate child support enforcement unit or state agency administering a state plan approved under Title IV-D of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended.
(b) A statement made by a collector pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(IV) of this section shall not affect the enforceability of a valid income-withholding order or assignment issued by an appropriate authority under state law for child support collection purposes.
(c) The failure of an obligor to dispute the amount or existence of child support pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(IV) of this section shall not be construed as an admission of liability by the obligor.
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