“Regular on its face” means that any reasonable person would think the IWO is valid. The Instructions for the IWO form clarify this term by saying that an IWO is regular on its face when:
- it is payable to the state disbursement unit;
- a copy of the underlying child support order containing an income withholding clause is included, if the IWO is sent by anyone other than a state/tribal IV-D agency or a court;
- the amount to withhold is a dollar amount;
- the text of the form has not been changed and invalid information has not been entered;
- the order of the text on the OMB-approved IWO form has not been changed, and
- OMB 0970-0154 is listed on the form; and
- it contains all of the necessary information to process the IWO.
2020