Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-125: Child support enforcement by district attorneys general

(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.). (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. Acts 1977, ch. 235, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 14-325, 14-8-125; Acts 1988, ch. 938, § 4.

(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.