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SB 185 Reengrossed 2019 Regular Session Walsworth
Present law provides a procedure for commencement of child support actions and redirection
of support payments by the Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Present law
provides that DCFS is authorized to receive and disburse support payments made on behalf
of each child who is a recipient of public assistance, and is authorized to administratively
change the payee of a support order to the department. Present law provides that DCFS shall
give notice of such change to the obligee and the obligor and shall file a copy of such notice
with the court by which the order was issued or last registered.
Present law provides that for cases no longer receiving support enforcement services from
the department, upon motion of an interested party, a support order shall be transferred to
the district or family court in the same parish as the juvenile court transferring the order.
Proposed law retains present law and further provide for an effective date of redirection of
support payments.
Proposed law provides that a court shall issue an order recognizing or removing the name
of payor or payee when notice of redirection of support payment is filed with the clerk of
court.
Proposed law provides that such order shall be served to all parties.
Present law provides for portions of Act 264 of the 2017 R.S., as amended by Act 136 of the
2018 R.S., that generally provide for suspension of child support during an obligor's
incarceration, to become effective on Aug. 1, 2019.
Proposed law changes the effective date to Aug. 1, 2020.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 46:236.2 and Act No. 264 of the 2017 R.S., §7(A), as amended by Act No.
136 of the 2018 R.S., §1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to the
original bill
1. Restores present language.
2. Provides relative to notice.
3. Provides relative to court orders.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Relative to certain provisions of Act 264 of the 2017 Regular Session, delays
the effective date for one year.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and
Procedure to the reengrossed bill:
1. Make technical changes.
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