Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to certain criteria to be considered in determining whether a substantial change in circumstances exists to modify a support order
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: HF 441
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 9, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2021
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2021
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When a court decides if child, spouse, or medical support payments should change, it must now look at certain new facts. Judges will consider if someone was convicted or found in contempt for breaking a no-contact or protective order. This change affects people involved in court cases regarding support orders.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that in determining whether a substantial change in circumstances exists as a basis for modification of a child, spousal, or medical support order, the court shall consider a party being convicted or held in contempt for a violation of a no-contact order or of a civil protective order.
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