N.C. Gen. Stat. § 110-138
Duty of county to obtain support
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
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.
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.
History
(1975, c. 827, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1186, s. 14.)
Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1980 constitutional law, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1097 (1981).
For article, "Using Hindsight to Change Child Support Obligations: A Survey of Retroactive Modification and Reimbursement of Child Support in North Carolina," see 10 Campbell L. Rev. 111 (1987).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.