| (a) The Office of the Attorney General is designated by Texas
law as the state's Title IV-D Agency to perform the functions and provide
the services required by the Social Security Act, title IV, part D; 42 United
States Code §§651, et seq.; and 45 Code of Federal Regulations,
Parts 300-399 (hereafter IV-D services); as these federal statutes and regulations
now exist or may in the future be amended. In providing services required
by federal and state law, the Title IV-D Agency may:
(1) determine which services and remedies are appropriate in
each case;
(2) employ attorneys to represent the interests of the State
of Texas in providing such services;
(3) contract with private attorneys to provide services in
IV-D cases; and
(4) appear as a party in any legal proceeding in any trial
or appellate court.
(b) The Title IV-D Agency shall inform all recipients of IV-D
services that attorneys providing services under this chapter represent the
State of Texas, but do not represent any individual.
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