Child Support and Family Law Legislation

Legislation in this category addresses efforts to reduce the need for child support orders, including parenting classes and teen pregnancy prevention programs.

Legislation in this category addresses custody, visitation and parenting time provisions.

Legislation in this category addresses custody and visitation rights afforded to grandparents, great grandparents and step-grandparents.

Legislation in this category addresses custody and visitation provisions for military parents, including the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and other accommodations made for military parents who are or could be deployed.

Legislation in this category addresses modification of child support orders, changes to TANF pass-through policies and efforts to help noncustodial parents find and maintain employment.

Legislation in this category addresses parent location, paternity establishment, child support orders and child support collections. It includes enforcement methods, such as liens, wage garnishment and revocation of licenses.

Legislation in this category addresses liens, levies and other child support enforcement measures that involve intercepting funds or seizing assets.

Legislation in this category addresses license revocation for failure to pay child support, including drivers, professional, occupational and recreational licenses.

Legislation in this category addresses marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships, divorce and related court proceedings.

Legislation in this category pertains to family and child well-being in situations of domestic violence, including restrictions on court processes and parental rights.

Legislation in this category addresses fatherhood programs and initiatives designed to increase, enhance and support fathers’ involvement in the lives of children.

Legislation in this category addresses methods to determine child support obligations and the length of obligations.

Legislation in this category addresses adjustments to parenting time orders, income adjustments and changes to or deviations from child support basic obligation tables.

Legislation in this category addresses the continuation of child support beyond the age of majority for various reasons, including educational expenses and adult children with disabilities.

Legislation in this category addresses medical support requirements for parents and other policies designed to ensure that children have health care coverage.

Legislation in this category addresses co-parenting education, counseling and mediation, parenting plans and other practices to foster healthy family relationships.

Legislation in this category pertains to the administration of programs, including data-sharing requirements, pilot programs and collaboration between departments.

Legislation in this category addresses issues not captured in other categories, including tribal coordination and federal reciprocity compliance.

Legislation in this category addresses paternity establishment and disestablishment,  establishment of parentage when assisted reproduction is used, gestational carrier agreements and artificial reproduction.