CA AB2325

Suspends child support obligations by operation of law for any period exceeding 90 consecutive days during which the obligor is incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized, unless the obligor has means to pay or was incarcerated for domestic violence or failure to comply with child support orders.

Resumes child support at the previously ordered amount on the first day of the first full month after release, with no presumption of modification required.

Authorizes local child support agencies to administratively adjust account balances and arrears accrued during qualifying incarceration periods upon written notice, unless the obligor or obligee objects within 30 days, in which case the court must approve any adjustment.

Requires the Department of Child Support Services and Judicial Council to develop implementation forms by January 1, 2022, and conduct an evaluation of the administrative adjustment process by that same date, reporting findings to the Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees.

Sunsets on January 1, 2023, unless extended by subsequent legislation enacted before that date.