{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-3-125","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-125","heading":"Child support enforcement by district attorneys general","body":"(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.\n(a) The district attorneys general have the authority, within budgetary limitations, to establish child support enforcement programs within their judicial districts.\n(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.).\n(1) The hiring of clerical and professional staffs;\n(2) The entering into contracts with other agencies; and\n(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.).\n(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.","path":["TN Code","Title 71","Chapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"f0a03d7ac065d0e2e7d1597b42b1e664195092bbfc1926e56a4016c1883d2919","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-3-124","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-3-126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}