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252.6 - ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITY.

        252.6  ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITY.
         Upon the failure of such relatives to assist or maintain a poor
      person who has made application for assistance, the county board of
      supervisors, service area advisory board created under section
      217.43, or state division of child and family services of the
      department of human services may apply to the district court of the
      county where the poor person resides or may be found for an order to
      compel the assistance or maintenance.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C51, § 789; R60, § 1357; C73, § 1333; C97, § 2218; C24, 27, 31,
      35, § 5302; C39, § 3828.078; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75,
      77, 79, 81, § 252.6]
         Section History: Recent Form
         83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 92 Acts, ch 1212, § 9; 93 Acts, ch 54,
      §9; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 4, §7, 9