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1997 Florida Code
TITLE XXX SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter 409 Social And Economic Assistance  
409.2557   State agency for administering child support enforcement program.

409.2557  State agency for administering child support enforcement program.--

(1)  The department is designated as the state agency responsible for the administration of the child support enforcement program, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 651 et seq.

(2)  The department in its capacity as the state Title IV-D agency shall have the authority to take actions necessary to carry out the public policy of ensuring that children are maintained from the resources of their parents to the extent possible. The department's authority shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of paternity or support obligations, as well as the modification, enforcement, and collection of support obligations.

History.--s. 3, ch. 76-220; s. 19, ch. 92-138; s. 4, ch. 94-318.

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