454.080. Whenever the state or a political subdivision thereof furnishes support to an obligee, it has the same right to invoke the provisions hereof as the obligee to whom the support was furnished for the purpose of securing reimbursement of expenditures so made and of obtaining continuing support. The state also may recover arrearages owed to the obligee under a court order or judgment and assigned to the state as a condition of eligibility for benefits under the aid to families with dependent children program.
(L. 1959 S.B. 118, A.L. 1982 S.B. 468)
Missouri General Assembly