2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 27-1-12 — Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.

27-1-12. Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.

The state Title IV-D agency must have and use procedures under which the state has the authority, in any case in which an individual owes past-due support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a state program funded under temporary assistance for needy families, to issue an order or to request that a court or an administrative process established pursuant to state law issue an order that requires the individual to:   

A.     pay such support in accordance with a plan approved by the court, or at the option of the state, a plan approved by the state Title IV-D agency; or   

B.     if the individual is subject to such a plan and is not incapacitated, participate in such work activities as the court, or at the option of the state, the state Title IV-D agency, deems appropriate.