HD34 - Child Support Formulas

  • Published: 1988
  • Author: Joint Subcommittee
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 341 (Regular Session, 1987)

Executive Summary:
House Joint Resolution No. 341, agreed to by the 1987 Session, established a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of using child support formulas or guidelines in ordering child support administratively or judicially. The joint subcommittee was to specifically consider the feasibility of using the "income shares" approach, which attempts to provide the child with the proportion of parental income which he would have received if his parents had continued to live together. The joint subcommittee was also authorized to consider matters related to collection, accounting and disbursement of support payments. The joint subcommittee includes representatives of the House of Delegates Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, the Courts of Justice Committees of both houses, and citizen members representing private organizations concerned with children's issues. (Appendix A)