Guam § 34106 - Enforcement of Support; Procedure.

§ 34106. Enforcement of Support; Procedure.

(a) Whenever the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) refers a case to the

Attorney General, the DPHSS shall furnish the Attorney General with the names, ages and addresses of the

persons for whom support is being sought, and in any subsequent child support action, the name, and

mailing and residential addresses of the custodial parent; the name and mailing and residential addresses of

the non-custodial parent; the legal basis of the duty of support; the amount of public assistance, if any,

expended by the DPHSS up to that time; the needs of the family according to welfare budgetary standards;

the amount due and owing under an existing court order or agreement, if any; and any other pertinent

information, including, but not limited to, social security numbers, drivers license numbers, telephone

numbers, and addresses of parties, and their employers names, addresses and telephone numbers.

(b) Parties who apply for child support services shall also supply to the Attorney General the

information set forth in Subsection (a) of this § 34106.

(c) Parties to any paternity or child support proceeding are required to update the information set for

in Subsections (a) and (b) above, as appropriate.

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(d) All information provided to Attorney General pursuant to this Section shall be provided to the court

upon request.

(e) After receiving the information, the Attorney General shall immediately take all steps necessary to

obtain an order of support.

(f) The grant of aid to the applicant shall not be delayed or be contingent upon investigation by the

Attorney General, except as provided in Subsection (d) of this Section.

(g) The Attorney General shall investigate complaints of the DPHSS of continued absence of a parent

of a child who qualifies for assistance under the laws providing for such assistance for underage dependent

children.

(h) The Attorney General shall prepare and file a complaint in the name of the DPHSS and prosecute

such proceedings whenever an investigation shows such prosecution is warranted. The proceedings shall

be governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure.

(i) In any child support or paternity action in which the government appears, the Attorney General

represents solely the interest of the government in establishing paternity and in providing child support

enforcement services under Federal and Guam law. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to modify

any statutory mandate, authority or confidentiality required of any government agency, nor does

representation by the Attorney General create an attorney-client relationship between the attorney and any

party, other than the government of Guam. The mandate of the Attorney General in child support cases is

to take all steps necessary to obtain fair and equitable child support from all persons liable therefor, and to

represent the interests of the government of Guam.