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2008 SESSION

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SB 629 Child support; tolling thereof for incarcerated parents.

Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Child support; incarcerated parents.  Provides that the child support payments of a parent who is sentenced to a term of incarceration of at least six months shall be tolled during the term of incarceration upon the motion or request of the parent. Child support payments that are tolled continue to accrue during the term of incarceration and, upon the parent's release, the amount of his support arrearages shall be calculated and a payment plan shall be established. The provisions of the bill will become effective only if an appropriation of general funds effectuating the purposes of the bill is included in a general appropriations act.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Child support; exemptions from presumptive minimum monthly obligation.  Provides that a period of incarceration in a state or local correctional facility shall not constitute voluntary unemployment or bad faith for the purpose of calculating child support. This bill also creates an exemption from the minimum monthly child support payment for obligors who lack sufficient assets from which to pay child support and who are incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility.