Introduced
by
To authorize a court to order a father to make child support payments only from the date a paternity claim is filed, unless he was avoiding the service of a paternity claim or was threatening violence against the mother to not file the paternity claim. Under current law retroactive payments can be ordered as far back as birth or six years. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4768 to 4777.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To clarify language in a provision contained in the bill, by adding the phrase "or pregnancy" to a the phrase "the mother's confinement," as it relates to certain child support payment requirements.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To authorize a court to order a father to make child support payments only from the date a paternity claim is filed, unless he was avoiding the service of a paternity claim or was threatening violence against the mother to not file the paternity claim. Under current law retroactive payments can be ordered as far back as birth or six years. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4768 to 4777.
Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
