(1) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-14-308

  • Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
  • Foreign country: means a country, including a political subdivision thereof, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders and:
         (5)(a) which has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country;
         (5)(b) which has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state as provided in Section 78B-14-308;
         (5)(c) which has enacted a law or established procedures for the issuance and enforcement of support orders which are substantially similar to the procedures under this chapter; or
         (5)(d) in which the convention is in force with respect to the United States. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
  • Support enforcement agency: means a public official, governmental entity, or private agency authorized to:
         (27)(a) seek enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;
         (27)(b) seek establishment or modification of child support;
         (27)(c) request determination of parentage of a child;
         (27)(d) attempt to locate obligors or their assets; or
         (27)(e) request determination of the controlling child support order. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
(2) The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.