SB 2196 Summary

• Amends Section 118B of 43 O.S. to modify how income is calculated for child support purposes by distinguishing between earned income (salaries, wages, military pay) and passive income (dividends, pensions, social security benefits)

• Excludes service-related injury compensation and combat-related disability compensation from income calculations and prohibits the Department from garnishing Veterans Administration payments for child support purposes

• Removes "hostile fire or imminent danger pay, combat pay" from the list of included military pay types in earned income definition

• Establishes that social security Title II benefits received by a child are credited against the parent's support obligation, with provisions that if benefits exceed the calculated support amount, no additional payment is required

• Becomes effective November 1, 2010