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Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-125

Child support enforcement by district attorneys general

Acts 1977, ch. 235, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 14-325, 14-8-125; Acts 1988, ch. 938, § 4.

(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: The hiring of clerical and professional staffs;

(3) The entering into contracts with other agencies; and

(4) 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.).

(5) 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.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.