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KS SB94
Bill
Status
1/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Haley
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AI Summary
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Courts must order defendants convicted of offenses causing incapacitation or death of a parent/guardian to pay child support restitution for each minor child until age 18 and high school graduation
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Support amount determined by factors including child's age, financial needs, surviving parent/guardian resources, child's standard of living, physical/emotional condition, custody arrangement, and childcare expenses
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Payments made to the child's parent or guardian and enforced as a restitution judgment under K.S.A. 20-169 and 21-6604(b)(2), continuing until full arrearage is paid
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If victim's family obtains a civil judgment against the defendant before restitution is ordered, no restitution order is issued; if civil judgment comes after, the restitution order is offset by that judgment amount
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Takes effect upon publication in the Kansas statute book
Legislative Description
Requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support.
Last Action
Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/29/2025