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MI HB5861
Bill
Status
3/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Hornberger
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AI Summary
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Amends the Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act to require courts ordering child support to mandate the father pay at least 50% of a child's health insurance premium until the child is no longer a dependent or reaches age 26, whichever occurs first.
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Courts may order fathers to pay more than 50% of health insurance premiums based on ability to pay, but not less than 50%.
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Delinquent fathers' payments for unpaid health insurance premium shares trigger income withholding under section 7 of the Act.
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Changes statutory language from "shall" to "must" in section 5b(3) regarding support order termination provisions.
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Takes effect only if Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5860 is enacted into law.
Legislative Description
Family law: paternity; biological father to pay 50% of insurance premiums for pregnancy-related medical expenses; amend paternity act to provide for. Amends sec. 5b of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.605b).
Family law: paternity
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/01/2022
3/2/2022