(1) The obligor must make a written claim for a resultant hardship to the CSED office of the administrative law judge. The obligor must mail a copy of claim to the CSED office issuing the notice of intent to suspend.

(2) The burden is on the obligor to prove that the claimed resultant hardship is not merely an inconvenience to the obligor, but is a tangible circumstance that would endanger or otherwise result in irreparable harm to the obligor's household, employees, legal dependents or other persons, businesses or entities served by the obligor.