Amendment S-3238 to SF 579

Filed July 11, 2023 in the Senate by Sen. Claire Celsi (D)

What it changes

1. Page 3, after line 14 by inserting: “Sec. ___. CHILD SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT AND ENFORCEMENT —— UNBORN CHILD.
2. The department of health and human services shall request a state plan amendment from the office of child support enforcement of the administration for children and families of the United States department of health and human services to allow the state to establish and enforce the child support obligation of the biological father of an unborn child as defined in this Act, and subsequent to the birth of the child to the mother of such child, provided all of the following criteria are met: a. The pregnant woman has requested the establishment of such child support obligation. b. The obligation shall be applicable to the first month in which the unborn child was conceived, as determined by a physician, if the pregnant woman so requests. c. Payment of the obligation may be retroactively collected or awarded if paternity has not been established but is established subsequent to the birth of the child. d. The amount of the obligation shall be determined by a court, in consultation with the pregnant woman, taking into account the best interests of the pregnant woman and the child. e. Any measure to establish the paternity of an unborn child prior to birth or a child after birth shall not be required without the consent of the pregnant woman. f. Any measure to establish the paternity of an unborn child prior to birth shall not be taken if the measure poses any risk of harm to the unborn child.
3. The department of health and human services shall implement the provisions of this section only upon receipt of federal approval as provided in this Act.”
4. Title page, line 2, after “heartbeat,” by inserting “providing for support of an unborn child,”
5. By renumbering as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book