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GA HB499
Bill
Status
Passed
4/23/2024
Primary Sponsor
Bill Hitchens
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AI Summary
- Defines "dependent adult child" as an unmarried individual who has reached the age of majority but is incapable of self-support due to a physical or mental incapacity that began before adulthood
- Authorizes courts to order either or both parents to provide financial support for a dependent adult child, with proceedings eligible to be filed once the child reaches 17 years and 6 months of age
- Requires courts to consider seven factors when setting support amounts, including the child's income and assets, incapacity-related needs, each parent's financial resources, and the effect of court-ordered support on the child's eligibility for state and federal benefits programs
- Permits courts to irrevocably assign support payments to a special needs trust established under federal law (42 U.S.C. § 1396p) to preserve the dependent adult child's means-based government benefits, and prohibits ordering support that would cause ineligibility for such programs
- Authorizes courts to direct either or both parents to maintain life insurance for the benefit of a dependent adult child; effective July 1, 2024, applying to all causes of action accruing on or after that date
Legislative Description
Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date 2024-07-01
4/23/2024
Committee Referrals
Children and Families3/4/2024
Juvenile Justice2/22/2023
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