Child support enforcement by district attorneys general

Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-125, under Temporary Assistance.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-125

(a) The district attorneys general have the authority, within budgetary limitations, to establish child support enforcement programs within their judicial districts.

(b) Such authority includes:(1) The hiring of clerical and professional staffs;(2) The entering into contracts with other agencies; and(3) Such other authority as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of the child support enforcement programs under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.).

(1) The hiring of clerical and professional staffs;

(2) The entering into contracts with other agencies; and

(3) Such other authority as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of the child support enforcement programs under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.).

(c) Any legal services furnished under the authority of this section shall be solely on behalf of the state, and shall not create an attorney-client relationship with any party other than the state.