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IN HB1518
Bill
Status
1/20/2015
Primary Sponsor
Robert Heaton
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AI Summary
HB 1518 Summary
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Requires that child support or educational support orders for postsecondary education expenses only be included if the obligated party has entered into a written agreement to pay those expenses.
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Makes any existing provisions in child support or educational support orders for postsecondary educational expenses void unless the obligated party has agreed in writing to pay those amounts, regardless of when the orders were issued.
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Redefines "educational needs" to exclude postsecondary educational institution expenses, limiting mandatory education support to elementary and secondary schools only.
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Removes previous language allowing courts to order support for postsecondary educational expenses and eliminates requirements to reduce other child support to avoid duplication of postsecondary education support.
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Effective July 1, 2015; applies to all child support orders and educational support orders regardless of when they were issued.
Legislative Description
Support for postsecondary educational expenses. Provides that a child support order or educational support order may not include amounts for a child's educational expenses at a postsecondary educational institution unless the party to whom the order applies has entered into an agreement to pay amounts for the child's educational expenses at a postsecondary educational institution. Makes provisions in an order that include amounts for educational expenses at a postsecondary educational institution void unless the party to whom the order applies has entered into an agreement to pay those expenses. Makes conforming changes to remove references to educational support for postsecondary
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/20/2015