Title and purpose.

1. This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Support of Dependents Law” . 2. The purpose of this chapter is to secure support in civil proceedings for dependent spouses, children, and poor relatives from persons legally responsible for their support. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §252A.1 ] 97 Acts, ch 175, §8