GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 486 2016 Regular Session Robert Johnson
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Provides for administrative hearings for property or assets
frozen by the Department of Children and Family Services
DIGEST
Present law allows the Dept. of Children and Family Services, when there is a child support
arrearage or an overpayment has been made to a custodial parent, to intercept, encumber,
freeze, or seize specified payments or assets. Present law further provides that when DCFS
exercises this right, it must notify the payor or custodial parent of its actions, and afford the
payor or custodial parent an opportunity to appeal the seizing of the assets.
Proposed law requires the appeal to be conducted through an administrative hearing which
may be held telephonically or by means of any other such electronic media, and provides that
the sole issue at the hearing will be whether the payor is in compliance with the order of
support or whether the custodial party owes an overpayment of support.
(Amends R.S. 46:236.15(D)(1)(intro. para.) and (a))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Make technical changes so proposed law terminology is consistent with present
law.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
reengrossed bill
1. Changes "custodial party" to "custodial parent".
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Prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.