Committee: Rules Author: Richard Osburn
Date: 2-04-05 Committee Date: 2-17-05 Sponsor:
An Act
Legislative Act 12-05
Title
AN ACT RELATING TO AND AMENDING TITLE 43 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
CODE ANNOTATED TO ADD CHAPTER 5, SECTIONS 500 THROUGH 506, WHICH
ESTABLISH THE CHEROKEE NATION OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT, AND WHICH ADDS CHAPTER 6, SECTIONS 507 THROUGH 517
WHICH ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING, AMENDING, AND
ENFORCING CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS, AND WHICH REQUIRES THE
CHEROKEE NATION TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE
ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act shall be known as the "Child Support and Enforcement Amendment Act of 2005" and codified as Title 43 Chapter 5 ?? 500-506 and Title 43 Chapter 6 ?? 507-517 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to create an Office of Child Support Enforcement within the Cherokee Nation Department of Justice and to establish procedures for the enforcement of child support orders.
Section 3. Amendments
Title 43 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated is hereby amended to read as follows:
Title 43
Chapter 5
OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
?500 OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT RECOGNIZED; DUTIES.
The Legislature hereby recognizes the Office of Child Support Enforcement ("CSE" or "Office") of the Department of Justice. The Legislature further recognizes that CSE may enter into contracts within and without the Cherokee Nation for purposes of enforcement of child support orders. In all cases involving unmarried children under the age of eighteen (18) years or through the age of nineteen (19) if regularly attending high school, the Court may order that child support be computed and/or collected by CSE.
1. When the Court orders that child support shall be computed and/or collected by CSE, the parties shall be ordered to provide proof of income to CSE within five (5) days of ...
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