Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment. (HB572)

Introduced By

Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment or underemployment. Provides that a party's incarceration for 180 or more consecutive days shall not be deemed voluntary unemployment or underemployment for the purposes of calculating child support and imputing income for such calculation. The bill further provides that a party's incarceration for 180 or more consecutive days shall be a material change of circumstances upon which a modification of a child support order may be based. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2022Committee
01/11/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102351D
01/11/2022Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/18/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB572)
01/28/2022Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
01/31/2022Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N)
02/15/2022Left in Courts of Justice