Section 25-7A-17 - Agreement between parents relieving duty of support--Rights ofdepartment or support obligee not terminated.
25-7A-17. Agreement between parents relieving duty of support--Rights of department or support obligee not terminated. An agreement between parents or other responsible persons relieving a party of any duty of support or responsibility or purporting to settle past, present, or future support obligations as settlement or prepayment may not act to reduce or terminate any rights of the Department of Social Services or any support obligee to recover from parents or other responsible persons for support provided, unless the department or any support obligee has consented to the agreement in writing and the agreement has been approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source: SL 1982, ch 196, § 17; SL 1986, ch 218, § 19.