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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 7— SOCIAL SECURITY · SUBCHAPTER IV— GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES · § 660

§ 660. Civil action to enforce child support obligations; jurisdiction of district courts

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The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction, without regard to any amount in controversy, to hear and determine any civil action certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 652(a)(8) of this title. A civil action under this section may be brought in any judicial district in which the claim arose, the plaintiff resides, or the defendant resides.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 460, as added Pub. L. 93–647, § 101(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2358; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2663(j)(2)(B)(xi), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1170.)
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  • Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531
  • Pub. L. 93–647, § 101(a)
  • 88 Stat. 2358
  • Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2663(j)(2)(B)(xi)
  • 98 Stat. 1170
  • Pub. L. 98–369
  • section 2664(b) of Pub. L. 98–369
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Civil action to enforce child support obligations; jurisdiction of district courts
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ActAug. 14, 1935, ch. 531
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–647, § 101(a)
Stat.88 Stat. 2358
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2663(j)(2)(B)(xi)
Stat.98 Stat. 1170
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