Section 9. There is hereby established, separate and apart from all the public monies or funds of the commonwealth, a child support trust fund, which shall be administered by the IV–D agency without liability on the part of the commonwealth beyond the amounts credited to and earned by the fund.
The fund shall consist of all child support payments from or on behalf of individual obligors paid to the commonwealth pursuant to this chapter, all fees charged and collected by the IV–D agency for its services, all penalties assessed and collected by the IV–D agency, all incentive payments made by the federal government for child support activities, and all interest or other earnings from monies in the fund.
All monies in the fund shall be pooled and available for support payments, refunds, and other payments authorized by this chapter; but, the federal incentive payments shall be expended only as authorized by Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 119a - Child Support Enforcement
Section 2a - Intimidation of Officers or Employees; Obstruction; Penalties
Section 3 - Actions to Enforce Subrogation Rights; Notice
Section 3a - Establishment of Paternity; Genetic Marker Tests
Section 6 - Arrearages; Collection Procedures
Section 7 - Entry of Support Order in Other Jurisdiction
Section 8 - Support Order of Other Jurisdiction; Filing; Documentation
Section 9 - Child Support Trust Fund
Section 10 - Child Support Trust Fund; Separate Accounts
Section 10a - Corrections for Overpayment, Underpayment, or Administrative Error
Section 11 - Child Support Trust Fund; Requisitions
Section 12 - Support Orders; Enforcement; Arrearages; Assignment of Wages; Notice and Hearing; Order