45 CFR § 309.55 - What does this subpart cover?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s309.55"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 309.55 - What does this subpart cover?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "309.55"
section_name: "What does this subpart cover?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION OF FAMILIES AND SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "309"
part_name: "TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (IV-D) PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "309"
---


# 309.55 What does this subpart cover?

This subpart defines the Tribal IV-D plan provisions that are required to demonstrate that a Tribe or Tribal organization has the capacity to operate a child support enforcement program meeting the objectives of title IV-D of the Act and these regulations, including establishment of paternity, establishment, modification, and enforcement of support orders, and location of noncustodial parents.