Whenever a county department of social services receives an application for public assistance on behalf of a dependent child, and it shall appear to the satisfaction of the county department that the child has been abandoned by one or both responsible parents, or that the responsible parent(s) has failed to provide support for the child, the county department shall without delay notify the designated representative who shall take appropriate action under this Article to provide that the parent(s) responsible supports the child.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-138
Duty of county to obtain support
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 246 N.C. App. 475 - Hunt v. Hunt (2016)
Most recently applied in 246 N.C. App. 475 - Hunt v. Hunt (April 2016)
1975, c. 827, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1186, s. 14.
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