If the district court requests or orders the Department of Human Services to perform any investigation or study involving the custody, placement, adoption, or other pertinent matter, with regard to a child or children with whom the Department is not otherwise involved, the Department may charge a reasonable sliding scale fee, subject to standards promulgated by the Commission for Human Services. The court shall specify the party or parties responsible for payment of such a fee. Failure to obey the order to pay the fee may be punished as contempt. The Department may also recover the fee as is provided by law for the recovery of a debt. The investigation, or study filed with the court, is subject to the sovereign immunity of the state and its employees.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 247, § 25, operative July 1, 1986.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.