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MS HB888
Bill
Status
1/16/2023
Primary Sponsor
Angela Cockerham
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AI Summary
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Creates a rebuttable presumption that child support continues past age 21 for adult children with physical or mental disabilities that existed during their minority.
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Allows courts to order continued support for disabled adult children unless they are long-term patients in a state-operated facility.
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Permits courts to order, modify, or maintain custody, visitation, medical expense payment, and other welfare orders for disabled adult children.
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Requires courts to consider the disabled adult child's receipt of and eligibility for public benefits and community services when determining support awards.
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Allows the presumption of continued support to be rebutted using a preponderance of the evidence standard to show the adult child is capable of self-support.
Legislative Description
Child support; authorize for disabled child past the age of majority.
Last Action
Tabled
2/9/2023