HB 4888
To modify child support payments for working parents
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Bill overview
This bill aims to eliminate child support payments when both parents share equal custody of a child and both parents are employed. Currently, child support calculations consider the income of both parents. This legislation simplifies the process by removing child support obligations in situations where both parents have equal custody and both work. The bill modifies existing child support guidelines to reflect this change.
Key provisions
- Removes child support obligations when both parents have equal custody.
- Removes child support obligations when both parents are employed.
- Considers both parents’ adjusted gross income in child support calculations.
- Modifies §48-13-201 of the West Virginia Code.
- Applies to situations where custodial responsibility is equally divided between parents.
Who is affected
- Parents of children receiving child support.
- Parents paying child support.
- Children receiving child support.
- The West Virginia child support system.
Notable changes
- Changes the calculation of child support to exclude income when equal custody and both parents work.
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