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MS HB888

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2023

Primary Sponsor

Angela Cockerham

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a rebuttable presumption that child support continues past age 21 for adult children with physical or mental disabilities that existed during their minority.

  • Allows courts to order continued support for disabled adult children unless they are long-term patients in a state-operated facility.

  • Permits courts to order, modify, or maintain custody, visitation, medical expense payment, and other welfare orders for disabled adult children.

  • Requires courts to consider the disabled adult child's receipt of and eligibility for public benefits and community services when determining support awards.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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