Whenever the secretary has been authorized under RCW 74.20.040 to take action to establish, enforce, and collect support moneys, the custodial parent and the child or children are deemed, without the necessity of signing any document, to have appointed the secretary as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to act in his or her name, place, and stead to perform the specific act of endorsing any and all drafts, checks, money orders or other negotiable instruments representing support payments which are received on behalf of said child or children to effect proper and lawful distribution of the support moneys in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 657.
RCW 74.20A.250
Secretary empowered to act as attorney, endorse drafts.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 91 Wash. 2d 616 - Griffin v. Department of Social & Health Services (1979)
Most recently applied in 91 Wash. 2d 616 - Griffin v. Department of Social & Health Services (February 1979)
1985 c 276 s 13; 1979 ex.s. c 171 s 20; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 s 23; 1971 ex.s. c 164 s 25.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.