Legal actions to establish or enforce support obligations, brought, by whom, procedure
When someone owes child support money to the state, a local prosecutor or another lawyer working with the family support division handles the case. If there is no court order yet, the division can send the case to a lawyer to get one set up. When a person stops getting public assistance benefits, the state's claim on their support payments usually ends — but any unpaid support money that was already owed to the state can still be collected. Any money collected goes into a special state fund for child support enforcement.
454.420. Legal s to establish or , brought, by whom, procedure — to terminates, when, effect — money collected, where ed. — Any legal action necessary to establish or enforce support obligations owed to the state shall be brought by s, or other attorneys under with the , upon being furnished notice by the division of such obligation. If the amount of the owed to the state has not been determined because no exists, the family support division may refer the case to the prosecuting attorney, or other attorney under cooperative agreement with the division, for and of a or for . When a recipient is no longer eligible for benefits, the assignment shall terminate, unless the recipient and the family support division agree otherwise, except for those unpaid support obligations owing to the state under the assignment at the time of the discontinuance of aid. Upon from the family support division, such unpaid obligations shall be collected by the prosecuting attorney, or other attorney under cooperative agreement with the division, up to the amount of unreimbursed aid paid by the family support division prior to or after of the . Moneys collected this section shall be paid to the of social services for deposit in the in the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1982 S.B. 468 § 5, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1479, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
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