40-6-117. Enforcement of judgment or order. (1) If existence of the father and child relationship is declared or paternity or a duty of support has been acknowledged or adjudicated under this part or under prior law, the court may order support payments to be made to the mother, the clerk of the court, or a person, corporation, or agency designated to administer them for the benefit of the child under the supervision of the court.
     (2) Full faith and credit must be given to a determination of paternity made by any other state, whether presumed by law, established through voluntary acknowledgment, or established by administrative or judicial processes.
     (3) Willful failure to obey the judgment or order of the court is a civil contempt of the court. All remedies for the enforcement of judgments apply.
     (4) (a) A district court judgment, decree, or order that establishes or modifies a child support obligation must include a provision requiring the child support to be paid to:
     (i) the legal custodian of the minor child;
     (ii) (A) any other person, organization, or agency having legal physical custody of the minor child or collecting child support on behalf of the minor child under a legal assignment of rights; or
     (B) the court for the benefit of the minor child;
     (iii) any other person or agency designated as caretaker of the minor child by agreement of the legal custodian; or
     (iv) any assignee or other person, organization, or agency authorized to receive or collect child support.
     (b) A judgment, decree, or order that omits the provision required by subsection (4)(a) is subject to the requirements of subsection (4)(a) without need for an amendment to the judgment, decree, or order or for any further action by the court.

     History: En. 61-318 by Sec. 18, Ch. 512, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 61-318; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 631, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 70, L. 1995.