Forwarding of payments to Title IV-D agency
Sec. 12. (a) If the clerk of the court is notified by the Title IV-D
agency or the agency's designee that:
(1) the child who is the beneficiary of a support order is
receiving assistance under the federal Title IV-A assistance
program (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and
(2) an assignment of support rights in favor of the state is in
effect against the person obligated to make child support
payments;
the clerk of the court shall forward the child support payments
directly to the Title IV-D agency without further order of the court.
(b) The Title IV-D agency shall disburse the child support
payments in accordance with federal regulations governing the Title
IV-D program.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.257-1997(ss),
SEC.37.
Last modified: May 24, 2006