MS HB1157

Clarifies the method for requesting child support order modifications in cases enforced by the Department of Human Services, requiring the department to send a motion and notice of intent to modify by certified mail with an opportunity for the defendant to accept or contest the proposed modification.

Requires all child support orders to include notice to the obligated parent's employer that medical support for the child has been ordered, using a form prescribed by the Department of Human Services.

Adds payment of child care expenses by the obligee as a factor that can overcome the presumption that child support guidelines are appropriate, allowing courts to deviate from guideline amounts when the obligee pays child care costs to seek or retain employment or due to disability.

Permits the Department of Human Services to conduct three-year reviews of child support orders without requiring proof of material change in circumstances, and allows for adjustment of orders that differ from guideline amounts.