2006 Code of Virginia § 63.2-1901 - Purpose of chapter; powers and duties of the Department

63.2-1901. Purpose of chapter; powers and duties of the Department.

It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the efficient and accuratecollection, accounting and receipt of support for financially dependentchildren and their custodians, and to further the effective and timelyenforcement of such support while ensuring that all functions in theDepartment are appropriate or necessary to comply with applicable federal law.

When so ordered by the court or the Department, support for financiallydependent children and their custodians shall be paid by obligors to theDepartment's State Disbursement Unit (SDU) or in district offices locatedwithin the Commonwealth for processing by the SDU. The Department shall haveauthority to enter into contracts with any appropriate public or privateentities to enforce, collect, account for and disburse payments for child orspousal support.

The Division of Child Support Enforcement within the Department shall beauthorized to issue payments to implement the disbursement of funds pursuantto the provisions of this section.

(1974, c. 413, 63.1-249; 1975, c. 596; 1976, c. 357; 1987, cc. 658, 706;1998, c. 727; 2001, c. 573; 2002, c. 747.)