The Division of Child Support Services is hereby authorized to initiate enforcement of any child or spousal support order issued by a Court or administrative agency of this or any other state or jurisdiction that is being enforced pursuant to Title IV, Part D, of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.). Said enforcement shall include, but not be limited to, income withholding initiated pursuant to § 513 of this title; administratively adding an amount to be paid toward arrears in addition to any current support amount ordered; demand letters; initiation of contempt proceedings; use of state and federal income tax refund intercept programs; use of attachment, levy and garnishment; use of a private collection agency or contractor; and any other civil remedy available for the enforcement of judgments or for the enforcement of support orders.

71 Del. Laws, c. 216, § ?1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 17;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 2207

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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