{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-668","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 668","heading":"Encouragement of States to adopt civil procedure for establishing paternity in contested cases","body":"In the administration of the child support enforcement program under this part, each State is encouraged to establish and implement a civil procedure for establishing paternity in contested cases.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"fd9dbff367de717f0875d0699cef9f90be862e021d093f27da88a9f5b54cbc7e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-667","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-669"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}