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In addition to other methods of providing legal services as may be authorized by law, the Attorney General may contract with private attorneys to provide such services as special counsel pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-510 or to conduct programs to evaluate the costs and benefits of the privatization of such legal services. The compensation for such special and private counsel shall be paid out of funds received by the Division of Child Support Enforcement as provided by state and federal law and such reasonable attorney’s fees as may be recovered. The Attorney General may also use collection agencies as may be necessary and cost-effective to pursue fully the recovery of all costs and fees authorized by \u00a7 63.2-1960 in proceedings to enforce child support obligations.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295766,"text":"The Attorney General shall provide and supervise legal services to the Division of Child Support Enforcement in child support enforcement cases to establish, obligate, enforce and collect child support. In addition to other methods of providing legal services as may be authorized by law, the Attorney General may contract with private attorneys to provide such services as special counsel pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-510 or to conduct programs to evaluate the costs and benefits of the privatization of such legal services. The compensation for such special and private counsel shall be paid out of funds received by the Division of Child Support Enforcement as provided by state and federal law and such reasonable attorney’s fees as may be recovered. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1054<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapters 494<\/a> and 499<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 262<\/a> and 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71775,"section_number":"2.2-510","catch_line":"Employment of special counsel generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-510\/"},{"id":73482,"section_number":"63.2-1960","catch_line":"Recovery of certain fees and costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1960\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272715,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82548,"identifier":"63.2-1950","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/9\/63.2-1950","url":"\/63.2-1950\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1950\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/9\/63.2-1950","dublin_core":{"Title":"Child support enforcement privatized legal services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1950","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Attorney General<\/span> shall provide and supervise legal services to the Division of Child<\/span> Support Enforcement in child<\/span> support enforcement cases to establish, obligate, enforce and collect child<\/span> support. In addition to other methods of providing legal services as may be authorized by law<\/span>, the Attorney General<\/span> may contract<\/span> with private attorneys to provide such services as special counsel<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-510<\/a> or to conduct programs to evaluate the costs and benefits of the privatization of such legal services. The compensation for such special and private counsel<\/span> shall be paid out of funds received by the Division of Child<\/span> Support Enforcement as provided by state and federal law<\/span> and such reasonable attorney’s fees as may be recovered. The Attorney General<\/span> may also use collection agencies as may be necessary and cost-effective to pursue fully the recovery of all costs and fees authorized by \u00a7 63.2-1960<\/a> in proceedings to enforce child<\/span> support obligations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PRIVATIZED LEGAL SERVICES (\u00a7 63.2-1950)\n\nThe Attorney General shall provide and supervise legal services to the Division\nof Child Support Enforcement in child support enforcement cases to establish,\nobligate, enforce and collect child support. In addition to other methods of\nproviding legal services as may be authorized by law, the Attorney General may\ncontract with private attorneys to provide such services as special counsel\npursuant to \u00a7 2.2-510 or to conduct programs to evaluate the costs and benefits\nof the privatization of such legal services. The compensation for such special\nand private counsel shall be paid out of funds received by the Division of Child\nSupport Enforcement as provided by state and federal law and such reasonable\nattorney’s fees as may be recovered. The Attorney General may also use\ncollection agencies as may be necessary and cost-effective to pursue fully the\nrecovery of all costs and fees authorized by \u00a7 63.2-1960 in proceedings to\nenforce child support obligations.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 1054, \u00a7 63.1-249.1; 1998, cc. 494, 499; 2002, cc. 262, 747.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}