Tennessee Statutes
§ 71-3-123 — Civil action against deserting spouse or parent
Tennessee·Title 71
(a)All payments made by the department to such spouse or dependent child shall be recoverable against the deserting spouse or parents by the state as a debt due to the state, and such recovered payments shall be deposited by the state treasurer to the credit of the aid and services to needy families with children fund.
(b)In the event the deserting spouse or parent has left the state, then the secretary of state shall be the lawful attorney or agent for such spouse or parent and service of process shall be made by serving a copy of the process on the secretary of state, and such service shall be sufficient service upon the spouse or parent; provided, that notice of such service and a copy of the process are forthwith sent by registered mail by the prosecuting attorney to the last known o
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Legislative History
Acts 1951, ch. 257, § 2 (Williams, § 4765.53c); 1963, ch. 129, § 1; 1976, ch. 754, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-323, 14-8-123.
Nearby Sections
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§ 71-1-101
Short title§ 71-1-102
Part definitions§ 71-1-103
Department created§ 71-1-105
Powers and duties§ 71-1-107
Duties of commissioner§ 71-1-108
Authority over personnel§ 71-1-109
Legal assistance - Property - Rules§ 71-1-111
Hearings - Evidence§ 71-1-113
Expenditure of funds§ 71-1-115
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