2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 74 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
74.20A Support of dependent children -- Alternative method -- 1971 act.
74.20A.250 Secretary empowered to act as attorney, endorse drafts.


WA Rev Code § 74.20A.250 (2013) What's This?

RCW 74.20A.250 Secretary empowered to act as attorney, endorse drafts.

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.

[1985 c 276 § 13; 1979 ex.s. c 171 § 20; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 23; 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 25.]

Notes:

     Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 171: See note following RCW 74.20.300.


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