Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 660: Civil action to enforce child support obligations; jurisdiction of district courts
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The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction, without regard to any amount in controversy, to hear and determine any civil action certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 652(a)(8) of this title . A civil action under this section may be brought in any judicial district in which the claim arose, the plaintiff resides, or the defendant resides.
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