TCA 71-3-125.  Child Support & District Attorney
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§ 71-3-125. Child support; enforcement; district attorneys general

 (a) The district attorneys general have the authority, within budgetary limitations, to establish child support enforcement programs within their judicial districts.

 (b) Such authority includes:

 (1) The hiring of clerical and professional staffs;

 (2) The entering into contracts with other agencies;  and

 (3) Such other authority as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of the child support enforcement programs under title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

 (c) Any legal services furnished under the authority of this section shall be solely on behalf of the state, and shall not create an attorney-client relationship with any party other than the state.
 

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