The Florida Senate

¹88.121  Officials to represent petitioner.--

(1)  If this state is acting as an initiating state, the department shall represent the petitioner only in cases certified pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act in any proceeding under this act. In non-IV-D cases, the petitioner shall be represented by himself or herself or by private counsel.

(2)  When the IV-D agency has undertaken an action to determine paternity, establish an obligation of support, or enforce an obligation of support, the IV-D agency shall be a party to the action only for those purposes allowed under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The program attorney shall be the attorney of record solely for the purposes of child support enforcement as authorized under Title IV-D and may prosecute only those activities which are eligible for federal financial participation under Title IV-D.

History.--s. 12, ch. 29901, 1955; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 69-268; s. 26, ch. 77-147; s. 13, ch. 79-383; s. 130, ch. 86-220; s. 9, ch. 87-95; s. 462, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 96-189.

¹Note.--Repealed July 1, 1997, by s. 10, ch. 96-189.