Massachusetts General Laws
Title XVII - Public Welfare
Chapter 119a - Child Support Enforcement

Section 1 - Child Support Enforcement Program; Public Policy; Remedies; Commission Established; Department of Revenue as Iv–d Agency - Section 1. It is the public policy of the commonwealth...

Section 1a - Definitions - Section 1A. For purposes of administering the child support enforcement...

Section 2 - Services Provided; Enforcement of Subrogation Rights; Collection of Support Payments; Publicizing Services Available - Section 2. (a) In accordance with the provisions of Title...

Section 2a - Intimidation of Officers or Employees; Obstruction; Penalties - Section 2A. Whoever willfully corrupts or by force or threats...

Section 3 - Actions to Enforce Subrogation Rights; Notice - Section 3. (a) In enforcing the subrogation rights of the...

Section 3a - Establishment of Paternity; Genetic Marker Tests - Section 3A. In any case requiring the establishment of paternity,...

Section 3b - Child Support Orders; Receipt of Iv–d Agency Services; Modification of Child Support; Notice; Jurisdiction - Section 3B. (a) With respect to a child support order...

Section 4 - Statewide Automated Information Retrieval System; State Case Registry; Paternity and Child Support Information; Comparison and Monitoring of Other State and Federal Systems - Section 4. (a) The IV–D agency shall, subject to appropriation,...

Section 5 - Collection and Disbursement of Child Support Payments; Use of Undisbursed Payments; Termination of Public Assistance; Rights of Obligee - Section 5. (a) The IV–D agency shall establish and operate...

Section 5a - Personal Data; Purposes for Which Disclosure Permitted; Safeguards; Exceptions; Unauthorized Inspection or Disclosure; Penalties - Section 5A. (a) Personal data collected and maintained by the...

Section 5b - Disclosure of Personal Data Prohibited; Petition for Disclosure; Determination of Harm; Limited Disclosure - Section 5B. A person or agency, including the IV–D agency,...

Section 6 - Arrearages; Collection Procedures - Section 6. (a) The IV–D agency, in accordance with Title...

Section 6a - Pension and Retirement Plans of Obligor; Attachment of Payments, Distributions or Benefits; Use of Accumulated Total Deductions to Pay Arrearages - Section 6A. (a) The IV–D agency is hereby authorized to...

Section 7 - Entry of Support Order in Other Jurisdiction - Section 7. (a) If the IV–D agency is providing services...

Section 8 - Support Order of Other Jurisdiction; Filing; Documentation - Section 8. A child support enforcement agency, party to a...

Section 9 - Child Support Trust Fund - Section 9. There is hereby established, separate and apart from...

Section 10 - Child Support Trust Fund; Separate Accounts - Section 10. The state treasurer shall serve as treasurer of...

Section 10a - Corrections for Overpayment, Underpayment, or Administrative Error - Section 10A. (a) If a case receiving IV–D services is...

Section 11 - Child Support Trust Fund; Requisitions - Section 11. The state treasurer shall from time to time...

Section 12 - Support Orders; Enforcement; Arrearages; Assignment of Wages; Notice and Hearing; Order - Section 12. (a) Each judgment or order for support issued...

Section 13 - Support Payments or Installments; Judgment by Operation of Law; Retroactive Modification; Application - Section 13. (a) Any payment or installment of support under...

Section 14 - Support Payments or Installments; Judgment by Operation of Law; Retroactive Modification; Application - Section 14. (a) The IV–D agency shall have access to...

Section 15 - Iv–d Agency Powers; Failure to Comply With Subpoena or Summons Issued Under Section; Penalties; Production of Witnesses, Books, Papers and Records - Section 15. The IV–D agency may take testimony and proofs...

Section 16 - Revocation, Suspension, Nonissuance or Nonrenewal of Licenses for Failure to Provide Support - Section 16. (a)(1) For purposes of this section, the following...

Section 17 - Procedures for Collection and Disbursement of Child Support; Informational Materials; Review; Appeals - Section 17. The department shall establish procedures for the prompt...