SD52 - Review of Child Support Guideline § 20-108.2


Executive Summary:
This report is being submitted pursuant to § 20-108.2 H, Code of Virginia which authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to ensure the child support guideline set out in § 20-108.2 of the Code of Virginia is reviewed by a panel which includes representatives of the courts, the executive branch, the General Assembly, the bar, custodial and noncustodial parents and child advocates.

The responsibility of this panel is to determine the adequacy of the guideline for the determination of appropriate awards for the support of children by considering current research and data on the cost of and expenditures necessary for rearing children, and any other resources it deems relevant to such a review. Findings of the panel are to be reported to the General Assembly.