Upon receipt by the department of an application for public assistance on behalf of a child and determination by the department that the child has been abandoned by its parents or that the child and one parent have been abandoned by the other parent or that the parent or other person responsible for the care, support or maintenance of the child has failed or neglected to give proper care or support to the child, the department shall take appropriate action under the provisions of this chapter or under other appropriate statutes of this state including but not limited to chapters 239, 252A, 252F, 598, and 600B, to ensure that the parent or other person responsible for the support of the child fulfills the support obligation.
The department of human services may negotiate a partial payment of a support obligation with a parent or other person responsible for the support of the child, provided that the negotiation and partial payment are consistent with applicable federal law and regulation.
[C77, 79, 81, § 252B.3; 82 Acts, ch 1237, § 3]
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 93 Acts, ch 79, §36
Referred to in § 252B.2
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