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Section 38-10-31 - Assignment to department of right to support owed to child in custody of department or receiving maintenance payments.

AL Code § 38-10-31 (2019) (N/A)
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Either upon granting of custody of a child to the department and the provision of foster care or upon the department's making foster care maintenance payments on behalf of a child under provisions of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, the department shall by operation of law be assigned the right to any support owed to or for such child. The assignment:

(1) shall be effective as to both current and accrued support obligations; and

(2) shall terminate when the department is no longer providing foster care, except with respect to the amount of any unpaid support obligation accrued under the assignment.

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