As used in this Article,unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Child supportcase" means the part of any civil or criminal action or proceeding,whether intrastate or interstate, that involves a claim for the establishmentor enforcement of a child support obligation.
(2) "Dispose"or "disposition" of a child support case means the entry of an orderin a child support case that:
a. Dismisses the claimfor establishment or enforcement of the child support obligation; or
b. Establishes a childsupport obligation, either temporary or permanent, and directs how thatobligation is to be satisfied; or
c. Orders a particularchild support enforcement remedy.
(3) "Expeditedprocess" means a procedure for having child support orders established andenforced by a magistrate or clerk who has been designated as a child supporthearing officer pursuant to this Article.
(4) "Federalexpedited process requirement" means the provision in Title IV, Part D ofthe Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2), that requires as a condition ofthe receipt of federal funds that a state have laws that require the use offederally defined expedited processes for obtaining and enforcing child supportorders.
(5) "Filing"means the date the defendant is served with a pleading that seeks establishmentor enforcement of a child support obligation, or the date written notice or apleading is sent to a party seeking establishment or enforcement of a childsupport obligation.
(6) "Hearingofficer" or "child support hearing officer" means a clerk orassistant clerk of superior court or a magistrate who has been designatedpursuant to this Article to hear and enter orders in child support cases.
(7) "Initiatingparty" means the party, the attorney for a party, a child supportenforcement agency established pursuant to Title IV, Part D of the SocialSecurity Act, or the clerk of superior court who initiates an action,proceeding, or procedure as allowed or required by law for the establishment orenforcement of a child support obligation. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c.993, s. 1; 1987, c. 346.)
As used in this Article,unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Child supportcase" means the part of any civil or criminal action or proceeding,whether intrastate or interstate, that involves a claim for the establishmentor enforcement of a child support obligation.
(2) "Dispose"or "disposition" of a child support case means the entry of an orderin a child support case that:
a. Dismisses the claimfor establishment or enforcement of the child support obligation; or
b. Establishes a childsupport obligation, either temporary or permanent, and directs how thatobligation is to be satisfied; or
c. Orders a particularchild support enforcement remedy.
(3) "Expeditedprocess" means a procedure for having child support orders established andenforced by a magistrate or clerk who has been designated as a child supporthearing officer pursuant to this Article.
(4) "Federalexpedited process requirement" means the provision in Title IV, Part D ofthe Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2), that requires as a condition ofthe receipt of federal funds that a state have laws that require the use offederally defined expedited processes for obtaining and enforcing child supportorders.
(5) "Filing"means the date the defendant is served with a pleading that seeks establishmentor enforcement of a child support obligation, or the date written notice or apleading is sent to a party seeking establishment or enforcement of a childsupport obligation.
(6) "Hearingofficer" or "child support hearing officer" means a clerk orassistant clerk of superior court or a magistrate who has been designatedpursuant to this Article to hear and enter orders in child support cases.
(7) "Initiatingparty" means the party, the attorney for a party, a child supportenforcement agency established pursuant to Title IV, Part D of the SocialSecurity Act, or the clerk of superior court who initiates an action,proceeding, or procedure as allowed or required by law for the establishment orenforcement of a child support obligation. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c.993, s. 1; 1987, c. 346.)
As used in this Article,unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Child supportcase" means the part of any civil or criminal action or proceeding,whether intrastate or interstate, that involves a claim for the establishmentor enforcement of a child support obligation.
(2) "Dispose"or "disposition" of a child support case means the entry of an orderin a child support case that:
a. Dismisses the claimfor establishment or enforcement of the child support obligation; or
b. Establishes a childsupport obligation, either temporary or permanent, and directs how thatobligation is to be satisfied; or
c. Orders a particularchild support enforcement remedy.
(3) "Expeditedprocess" means a procedure for having child support orders established andenforced by a magistrate or clerk who has been designated as a child supporthearing officer pursuant to this Article.
(4) "Federalexpedited process requirement" means the provision in Title IV, Part D ofthe Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2), that requires as a condition ofthe receipt of federal funds that a state have laws that require the use offederally defined expedited processes for obtaining and enforcing child supportorders.
(5) "Filing"means the date the defendant is served with a pleading that seeks establishmentor enforcement of a child support obligation, or the date written notice or apleading is sent to a party seeking establishment or enforcement of a childsupport obligation.
(6) "Hearingofficer" or "child support hearing officer" means a clerk orassistant clerk of superior court or a magistrate who has been designatedpursuant to this Article to hear and enter orders in child support cases.
(7) "Initiatingparty" means the party, the attorney for a party, a child supportenforcement agency established pursuant to Title IV, Part D of the SocialSecurity Act, or the clerk of superior court who initiates an action,proceeding, or procedure as allowed or required by law for the establishment orenforcement of a child support obligation. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c.993, s. 1; 1987, c. 346.)
