MS SB2875

Amends child support income imputation by requiring courts to base imputation decisions on fact-gathering about specific circumstances rather than standard amounts, including consideration of assets, job skills, education, age, health, criminal record, employment barriers, and local job market conditions.

Modifies Section 43-19-101 to require courts to account for the basic subsistence needs of obligated parents with limited ability to pay when adjusted gross income is above $100,000 or below $10,000.

Amends Section 93-11-103 to ensure withholding orders for child support comply with federal Consumer Credit Protection Act withholding limits under 15 USCS 1673.

Clarifies that the amount withheld from lump-sum payments for child support arrearages cannot exceed what would have been withheld if the lump sum had been paid as usual earnings.

Takes effect July 1, 2021.