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AR HB1699
Bill
Status
5/1/2023
Primary Sponsor
Lanny Fite
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AI Summary
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Establishes that a parent's release from incarceration constitutes a material change of circumstances sufficient to petition for child support modification according to the family support chart, even if the order was previously modified based on incarceration.
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Requires the Office of Child Support Enforcement to communicate and exchange information with the Division of Correction, Division of Community Correction, parole officers, and probation officers to facilitate child support modifications for recently released parents.
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Mandates the Division of Correction screen inmates nearing release and the Division of Community Correction screen parolees and probationers for existing child support orders.
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Requires parole and probation officers to collect and provide the Office of Child Support Enforcement with released individuals' current contact information, employment details, and next hearing dates within five (5) working days.
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Defines "incarceration" as a conviction resulting in confinement to jail, state or federal correctional facility, or psychiatric hospital for at least 180 days, excluding pre-sentencing time served.
Legislative Description
To Streamline Modification Of Child Support When A Payor Parent Is Released From Incarceration; And To Facilitate A Recently Incarcerated Parent's Prompt Payment Toward The Support Of His Or Her Minor Child.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment
5/1/2023