Which federal statutes require states to give full faith and credit to child support orders?

Which federal statutes require states to give full faith and credit to child support orders?

• A. Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act solely
• B. Social Security Act solely
• C. Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act and the Social Security Act
• D. None of the above

Answer: (D)

The essential idea is that cross-state recognition of child support orders is governed by a specific federal statute created for that purpose. The Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act requires states to recognize and enforce child support orders issued in other states and to register those orders for enforcement. It is codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1738B. The Social Security Act plays a major role in funding and organizing the federal IV-D child support program and setting cooperative enforcement procedures, but it does not itself establish a general cross-state recognition requirement for child support orders. So, the statute that imposes the full faith and credit requirement across states is the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act alone, not the Social Security Act.

The essential idea is that cross-state recognition of child support orders is governed by a specific federal statute created for that purpose. The Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act requires states to recognize and enforce child support orders issued in other states and to register those orders for enforcement. It is codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1738B. The Social Security Act plays a major role in funding and organizing the federal IV-D child support program and setting cooperative enforcement procedures, but it does not itself establish a general cross-state recognition requirement for child support orders. So, the statute that imposes the full faith and credit requirement across states is the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act alone, not the Social Security Act.