(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.
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