Child Support Enforcement by District Attorneys General

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  6. Child Support Enforcement by District Attorneys General

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  1. The district attorneys general have the authority, within budgetary limitations, to establish child support enforcement programs within their judicial districts.
  2. Such authority includes:
    1. The hiring of clerical and professional staffs;
    2. The entering into contracts with other agencies; and
    3. Such other authority as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of the child support enforcement programs under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.).
  3. Any legal services furnished under the authority of this section shall be solely on behalf of the state, and shall not create an attorney-client relationship with any party other than the state.


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