In the administration of the child support enforcement program under this part, each State is encouraged to establish and implement a civil procedure for establishing paternity in contested cases.
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531Pub. L. 100–485, title I, § 111(d)102 Stat. 2350Pub. L. 104–193, title III, § 331(c)110 Stat. 2230(, title IV, § 468, as added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–1931996— struck out “a simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity and” after “implement”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–193Pub. L. 104–193section 654 of this titleFor effective date of amendment by , see section 395(a)–(c) of , set out as a note under .