Tennessee § 36-5-803 - Administrative orders to redirect child support payment.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-5-803 — Administrative orders to redirect child support payment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-5-803. Administrative orders to redirect child support payment.
The commissioner's authorized representative, or the department's Title IV-D contractor, is authorized to issue an administrative order to direct the obligor or other payor in Title IV-D child support cases to change the payee to the clerk or to the department. Notice of the order shall be provided by the department to the obligor and the obligee. A copy of the administrative order issued pursuant to this section shall be sent to the clerk of the court that issued the original order and the administrative order shall be entered in the court record. Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 11; 1998, ch. 1098, § 27. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1998, ch.1098, § 27 added a second sentence to subsection (b) which read: “No fee shall be charged for the filing of the order; provided, however, if Senate Bill 3303/House Bill 3305 is enacted and the cost reimbursement provisions are implemented as provided therein, the provisions of this sentence shall be void.” The bill was enacted as Acts 1998, ch. 1048, so the second sentence was not codified. Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, referred to in this section, is compiled in 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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