25 CFR § 20.508 - What must the social services agency do when a child is placed in foster care, residential care or guardianship home?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s20.508"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 20.508 - What must the social services agency do when a child is placed in foster care, residential care or guardianship home?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "20.508"
section_name: "What must the social services agency do when a child is placed in foster care, residential care or guardianship home?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "20"
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# 20.508 What must the social services agency do when a child is placed in foster care, residential care or guardianship home?

The social services agency must make efforts to secure child support for the child in foster care or residential care through a court of competent jurisdiction.