North Carolina § 110-138 - Duty of county to obtain support.
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§ 110-138. Duty of county to obtain support.
Whenever a county department of social services receives an application for public assistance on behalf of a dependent child, and it shall appear to the satisfaction of the county department that the child has been abandoned by one or both responsible parents, or that the responsible parent(s) has failed to provide support for the child, the county department shall without delay notify the designated representative who shall take appropriate action under this Article to provide that the parent(s) responsible supports the child. History (1975, c. 827, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1186, s. 14.) Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1980 constitutional law, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1097 (1981). For article, "Using Hindsight to Change Child Support Obligations: A Survey of Retroactive Modification and Reimbursement of Child Support in North Carolina," see 10 Campbell L. Rev. 111 (1987).
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Section 110-138 ("Duty of county to obtain support.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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