The state Title IV-D agency must have and use procedures under which the state has the authority, in any case in which an individual owes past-due support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a state program funded under temporary assistance for needy families, to issue an order or to request that a court or an administrative process established pursuant to state law issue an order that requires the individual to:
A. pay such support in accordance with a plan approved by the court, or at the option of the state, a plan approved by the state Title IV-D agency; or
B. if the individual is subject to such a plan and is not incapacitated, participate in such work activities as the court, or at the option of the state, the state Title IV-D agency, deems appropriate.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 237, ยง 22.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 27 - Public Assistance
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 27-1-2 - Powers of human services department.
Section 27-1-3 - Activities of human services department.
Section 27-1-3.1 - Acute care bed usage; funding authorization.
Section 27-1-4 - Status of assistance payments.
Section 27-1-5 to 27-1-7 - Repealed.
Section 27-1-8 - State case registry.
Section 27-1-9 - Locator information from interstate networks.
Section 27-1-11 - Expedited procedure.
Section 27-1-12 - Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.
Section 27-1-13 - Financial institution data matches.