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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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6	36		BILL NO. 421 By: Rosino of the Senate
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8	38		and
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10	40		Echols of the House
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15	45		An Act relating to child support; amending 43 O.S.
16	46		2011, Sections 118A, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
17	47		289, O.S.L. 2016, 118B, 118G and 118I, as amended by
18	48		Section 4, Chapter 289, O.S.L. 2016 (43 O.S. Supp.
19	49		2020, Sections 118A and 118I), which relate to
20	50		definitions, computation of gross income, actual
21	51		annualized child care expenses and modification;
22	52		modifying definitions; modifying requirements for
23	53		computation of gross income; establishing guidelines
24	54		for computation of income for incarcerated parent;
25	55		clarifying treatment of certain disability
26	56		compensation; requiring use of certain schedule for
27	57		determination of child care costs under certain
28	58		circumstances; adding grounds for modification of
29	59		child support orders; modifying effective dates for
30	60		child support modification orders; creating certain
31	61		rebuttable presumption; requiring abatement of child
32	62		support obligation under certain circumstances;
33	63		providing for reversion of certain obligation;
34	64		providing exception; updating statutory references;
35	65		and providing an effective date .
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41		-	SUBJECT: Child support
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43	71		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
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47	99		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2011, Section 118A, as
48	100		amended by Section 2, Chapter 289, O.S.L. 2016 (43 O.S. Supp. 2020,
49	101		Section 118A), is amended to read as follows:
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51	102		Section 118A. As used in this act Section 118 et seq. of this
52	103		title:
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54	104		1. “Adjusted Gross Income ” (AGI) means the net determination of
55	105		the income of a parent, calculated by modifying the gross income of
56	106		the parent as follows:
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58	107		a. adding to the gross income of the parent any Social
59	108		Security benefit paid to t he child on the account of
60	109		the parent,
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62	110		b. deducting from gross income the amount of any support
63	111		alimony arising in a prior case to the extent that
64	112		payment is actually made,
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66	113		c. deducting from gross income any deductions as set
67	114		forth for other prior -born or after-born children for
68	115		whom the parent is legally responsible and is actually
69	116		supporting, pursuant to Section 118C of this title,
70	117		and
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72	118		d. deducting the amount of reasonable expenses of the
73	119		parties attributable to debt service for preexisting,
74	120		jointly acquired debt of the parents;
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76	121		2. “Base child support obligation ” means the amount of support
77	122		displayed on the Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations which
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78	150		corresponds to the combined AGI of both parents and the number of
79	151		children for whom support is being determined. This amount is
80	152		rebuttably presumed to be the appropriate amount of basic child
81	153		support to be provided by both parents in the case immediately under
82	154		consideration, prior to consideration of any adjustments for medical
83	155		and child care costs, and any other additional expenses;
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85	156		3. “Current monthly child support obligation ” means the base
86	157		child support obligation and the proportional share of any medical
87	158		insurance health care coverage, cash medical support and annualized
88	159		child care costs;
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92	160		4. “Custodial person” means a parent or third -party caretaker
93	161		who has physical custody of a child more than one hundred eighty -two
94	162		(182) days per year;
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96	163		5. “Incarceration” means an obligor is in custody on a full-
97	164		time basis in a local, state or federal correctiona l facility.
98	165		Incarceration shall not include probation, parole, work release or
99	166		any other detention alternative program that allows the obligor to
100	167		be gainfully employed;
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102	168		6. “Noncustodial parent” means a parent who has physical
103	169		custody of a child one hundr ed eighty-two (182) days per year or
104	170		less;
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106	171		6. 7. “Obligor” means the person who is required to make
107	172		payments under an order for support;
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111	201		a. a person to whom a support debt or support obligation
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114	203		b. the Department of Human Services or a public agency of
115	204		another state that has the right to receive current or
116	205		accrued support payments or that is providing support
117	206		enforcement services, or
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119	207		c. a person designated in a support order or as otherwise
120	208		specified by the court;
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122	209		8. 9. “Other contributions” means recurring monthly medical
123	210		expenses and visitation transportation costs that are not included
124	211		in the current monthly child support obligation;
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126	212		9. 10. “Overnight” means the child is in the physical custody
127	213		and control of a parent for an overnight period of at least twelve
128	214		(12) hours, and that parent has made a reasonable expenditure of
129	215		resources for the care of the child;
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131	216		10. 11. “Parent” means an individual who has a parent -child
132	217		relationship under the Uniform Parentage Act;
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136	218		11. 12. “Parenting time adjustment ” means an adjustment to the
137	219		base child support amount based upon parenting time; and
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139	220		12. 13. “Payor” means any person or entity paying monies,
140	221		income, or earnings to an obligor. In the case of a self -employed
141	222		person, the “payor” and “obligor” may be the same person.
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143	223		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2011, Section 118B, is
144	224		amended to read as follows:
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146	252		Section 118B. A. As used in this act Section 118 et seq. of
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149	254		1. “Gross income” includes earned and passive income from any
150	255		source, except as excluded in this section;
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152	256		2. “Earned income” is defined as income received from labor or
153	257		the sale of goods or services and includes, but is not limited to,
154	258		income from:
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156	259		a. salaries,
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158	260		b. wages,
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160	261		c. tips,
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162	262		d. commissions,
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164	263		e. bonuses,
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166	264		f. severance pay, and
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168	265		g. military pay, including hostile fire or imminent
169	266		danger pay, combat pay, family separation pay, or
170	267		hardship duty location pay; and
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172	268		3. “Passive income” is defined as all other income and
173	269		includes, but is not limited to, income from:
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183		-	d. interest income,
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187	302		f. support alimony being received from someone other than
188	303		the other parent in this case,
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190	304		g. annuities,
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192	305		h. social security benefits,
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194	306		i. workers’ compensation benefits,
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196	307		j. unemployment insurance benefits,
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198	308		k. disability insurance benefits,
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200	309		l. gifts,
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208	313		p. royalties.
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210	314		B. Income specifically excluded is:
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212	315		1. Actual child support received for children not before the
213	316		court;
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215	317		2. Adoption Assistance subsidy paid by the Department of Human
216	318		Services;
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218	319		3. Benefits received from means -tested public assistance
219	320		programs including, but not limited to:
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223	321		a. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF),
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225	322		b. Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
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227	323		c. Food Stamps, and
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229	324		d. General Assistance and State Supplemental Payments for
230	325		Aged, Blind and the Disabled;
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232	353		4. The income of the child from any source , including, but not
233	354		limited to, trust income and social security b enefits drawn on the
234	355		disability of the child; and
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236	356		5. Payments received by the parent for the care of foster
237	357		children.
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239	358		C. Determining gross income.
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241	359		1. For purposes of computing gross income of the parents, gross
242	360		income shall include for each parent which ever is the most equitable
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245	362		a. all actual current monthly gross income described in
246	363		this section, plus such overtime and supplemental
247	364		income as the court deems equitable appropriate,
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249	365		b. the average of the gross monthly income for the time
250	366		actually employed during the previous three (3) years
251	367		year, or
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253	368		c. the minimum wage paid for a forty -hour week, or
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255	369		d. gross monthly income imputed as set forth in paragraph
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258	371		2. If a parent is permanently physically or mentally
259	372		incapacitated or incarcerated for more than one hundred eighty (180)
260	373		consecutive days, the child support obligation shall be computed on
261	374		the basis of actual current monthly gross income. For purposes of
262	375		computing gross income of the parents in such circumstan ces, gross
263	376		income shall not be imputed as set forth in paragraph 3 of this
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267	405		indirect contempt of court for failure to pay child support, the
268	406		crime of omission to provide child support or for any o ffense for
269	407		which the obligee’s dependent child or the oblige e was a victim.
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273	409		1. Instead of using the actual If evidence of current or
274	410		average income of a parent is not available or not the most
275	411		equitable, the court may consider the following factors to impute
276	412		the parent’s monthly gross income to a parent under the provisions
277	413		of this section if equitable.
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279	414		2. The following factors may be considered by the court when
280	415		making a determination of willful and voluntary underemployment or
281	416		unemployment:
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283	417		a. the average wages and hours worked in the parent ’s
284	418		particular industry and geographic area and the
285	419		parent’s education, training, work experience and
286	420		ability to work,
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288	421		b. wages the parent could earn consistent with the
289	422		minimum wage rate of not less than twenty-five (25)
290	423		hours per week,
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292	424		c. whether a parent has been determined by the court to
293	425		be willfully or voluntarily underemployed or
294	426		unemployed, including whether unemployment or
295	427		underemployment for the purpose of pursuing additional
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296	455		training or education is reasonable in light of the
297	456		obligation of the parent to support his or her
298	457		children and, to this end, whether the training or
299	458		education will ultimately benefit the child in the
300	459		case immediately under consideration by increasing the
301	460		parent’s level of support for that child in the future
302	461		or other voluntary action to reduce a parent ’s income,
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304	462		b. when there is no reliable evidence of income,
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310	464		d. the education, training, and ability to work of the
311	465		parent,
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313	466		e. the lifestyle of the parent , including ownership of
314	467		valuable assets and resources, whether in the name of
315	468		the parent or the current spouse of the parent, that
316	469		appears inappropriate or unreasonable for the income
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321	472		e. the role of the parent as caretaker of a handicapped
322	473		or seriously ill child of that parent, or any other
323	474		handicapped or seriously ill relative for whom that
324	475		parent has assumed the role of caretaker which
325	476		eliminates or substantially reduces the ability of the
326	477		parent to work outside the home, and the need of that
327	478		parent to continue in that role in the future, or
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331	507		f. any additional factors deemed relevant to the
332	508		particular circumstances of the case.
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334	509		E. D. Self-employment income.
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336	510		1. Income from self -employment includes income from, but not
337	511		limited to, business operations, work as an independent contractor
338	512		or consultant, sales of goods or services, and rental properties,
339	513		less ordinary and reasonable expenses necessary to produce such
340	514		income.
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342	515		2. A determination of business income for tax purposes shall
343	516		not control for purposes of determining a child support obligation.
344	517		Amounts allowed by the Internal Revenue Service for accelerated
345	518		depreciation or investment tax credits shall not be considered
346	519		reasonable expenses.
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348	520		3. The district or administrative court shall deduct from self -
349	521		employment gross income an amount equal to the employer contribution
350	522		for F.I.C.A. tax which an employer would withhold from an employee ’s
351	523		earnings on an equivalent gross income amount.
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355	524		F. E. Fringe benefits.
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357	525		1. Fringe benefits for inclusion as income or in -kind
358	526		remuneration received by a parent in the course of employment, or
359	527		operation of a trade or business, shall be counted as income if they
360	528		significantly reduce personal living expenses.
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362	556		2. Such fringe benefits might include, but are not limited to,
363	557		per diem or other allowance, company car, housing, or room and
364	558		board.
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366	559		3. Basic Allowance for Housing, Basic Allowance for
367	560		Subsistence, and Variable Housing Allowances for service members are
368	561		considered income for the purposes of determining child support.
369		-
370	562		4. Fringe benefits do not include employee benefits that are
371	563		typically added to the salary, wage, or other compensation that a
372	564		parent may receive as a standard added benefit, such as employer
373	565		contributions to portions of health insurance premiums or employer
374	566		contributions to a retirement or pension plan.
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376	567		G. F. Social Security Title II benefits.
377		-
378	568		1. Social Security Title II benefits received by a child shall
379	569		be included as income to the parent on whose account the benefit of
380	570		the child is drawn and applied against the support obligation
381	571		ordered to be paid by that parent. If the benefit of the child is
382	572		drawn from the disability of the child, the benefit of the child is
383	573		not added to the income of either parent and not deducted from the
384	574		obligation of either parent.
385		-
386	575		2. Child support greater than social security benefit.
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388	576		If the child support award due after calculating the child
389	577		support guidelines is greater than the social security benefit
390	578		received on behalf of the child, the obligor shall be required to
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391	606		pay the amount exceeding the social security benefit as part of the
392	607		child support award in the case.
393		-
394	608		3. Child support equal to or less than social security
395	609		benefits.
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398		-
399	610		a. If the child support award d ue after calculating the
400	611		child support guidelines is less than or equal to the
401	612		social security benefit received on behalf of the
402	613		child, the child support obligation of that parent is
403	614		met and no additional child support amount must be
404	615		paid by that parent.
405		-
406	616		b. Any social security benefit amounts which are greater
407	617		than the support ordered by the court shall be
408	618		retained by the caretaker for the benefit of the child
409	619		and shall not be used as a reason for decreasing the
410	620		child support order or reducing arrearages.
411		-
412	621		c. The child support computation form shall include a
413	622		notation regarding the use of social security benefits
414	623		as offset.
415		-
416	624		4. a. Calculation of child support as provided in subsection
417	625		F of this section shall be effective no earlier than
418	626		the date on which the m otion to modify was filed.
419		-
420	627		b. The court may determine if, under the circumstances of
421	628		the case, it is appropriate to credit social security
422	629		benefits paid to the custodial person prior to a
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423	657		modification of child support against the past -due
424	658		child support obligation of the noncustodial parent.
425		-
426	659		c. The noncustodial parent shall not receive credit for
427	660		any social security benefits paid directly to the
428	661		child.
429		-
430	662		d. Any credit granted by the court pursuant to
431	663		subparagraph b of this paragraph shall be limited to
432	664		the time period during which the social security
433	665		benefit was paid, or the time period covered by a lump
434	666		sum for past social security benefits.
435		-
436	667		G. Veterans disability compensation benefits received by a
437	668		child shall be treated in the same manner as Social Security Title
438	669		II benefits as provided in subsection F of this section.
439		-
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442	670		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2011, Section 118G, is
443	671		amended to read as follows:
444		-
445	672		Section 118G. A. The district or administrative court shall
446	673		determine the actual an nualized child care expenses reasonably
447	674		necessary to enable either or both parents to:
448		-
449	675		1. Be employed;
450		-
451	676		2. Seek employment; or
452		-
453	677		3. Attend school or training to enhance employment income.
454		-
455	678		B. When a parent is participating in the Department of Human
456	679		Services child care subsidy program as provided under Section 230.50
457	680		of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Child Care
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458	708		Eligibility/Rates Schedule established by the Department shall be
459	709		used to determine the amount to be treated as actual child care
460	710		costs incurred. When applying the schedule to determine the family
461	711		share copayment amount, the share of the base monthly obligation for
462	712		child support of the non -responsible parent and the gross income of
463	713		the obligee shall be considered as the monthly income of the
464	714		obligee. The actual child care costs incurred shall be the family
465	715		share copayment amount indicated on the schedule which shall be
466	716		allocated and paid monthly in the same proportion as base child
467	717		support. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate r ules,
468	718		as necessary, to implement the provisions of this section.
469		-
470	719		C. The actual annualized child care costs incurred for the
471	720		purposes authorized by this section shall be allocated and added to
472	721		the base child support order , and shall be part of the final ch ild
473	722		support order.
474		-
475	723		D. The district or administrative court shall require the
476	724		parent incurring child care expenses to notify the obligor within
477	725		forty-five (45) days of any change in the amount of the child care
478	726		costs that would affect the annualized child care amount as
479	727		determined in the order.
480		-
481	728		E. A parent may be allowed to provide child care incurred
482	729		during employment, employment search , or while the other parent is
483		-
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485	730		attending school or training if the court determines it would lead
486	731		to a significant reduct ion in the actual annualized child care cost.
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488	759		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2011, Section 118I, as
489	760		amended by Section 4, Chapter 289, O.S.L. 2016 (43 O.S. Supp. 2020,
490	761		Section 118I), is amended to read as follows:
491		-
492	762		Section 118I. A. 1. Child support orders may be modified upon
493	763		a material change in circumstances which includes, but is not
494	764		limited to, an increase or decrease in the needs of the child, an
495	765		increase or decrease in the income of the parents, incarceration of
496	766		a parent for a time period of more than one hundred eighty (180)
497	767		consecutive days, changes in actual annualized child care expenses,
498	768		changes in the cost of medical or dental insurance , or when one of
499	769		the children in the child support order reaches the age of majority
500	770		or otherwise ceases to be entitled to support pursuant to the
501	771		support order. The court shall apply the principles of equity in
502	772		modifying any child support order due to changes in the
503	773		circumstances of either party as it relates to the best interests of
504	774		the children.
505		-
506	775		2. Modification of the Child Support Guideline Schedule shall
507	776		not alone be a material change in circumstances for child support
508	777		orders.
509		-
510	778		3. An order of modification shall be effective upon on the
511	779		first day of the month following the date the motion to modify was
512	780		filed, unless the parties agree to the contrary another date or the
513	781		court makes a specific finding of fact that the material change of
514	782		circumstance did not occur until a later date.
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516	810		B. 1. A child support order shall not be modified
517	811		retroactively regardless of whether support was ordered in a
518	812		temporary order, a decree of divorce, an order establishing
519	813		paternity, modification of an order of support, or other action to
520	814		establish or to enforce support.
521		-
522	815		2. All final orders shall state wheth er past-due support and
523	816		interest have accrued pursuant to any temporary order and the amount
524	817		due, if any; however, failure to state a past -due amount shall not
525	818		bar collection of that amount after entry of the final support
526	819		order.
527		-
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529		-
530	820		C. The amount of a child support order shall not be construed
531	821		to be an amount per child unless specified by the district or
532	822		administrative court in the order. A child reaching the age of
533	823		majority or otherwise ceasing to be entitled to support pursuant to
534	824		the support order shall c onstitute a material change in
535	825		circumstances, but shall not automatically serve to modify the
536	826		order. When the last child of the parents ceases to be entitled to
537	827		support, the child support obligation is automatically terminated as
538	828		to prospective child supp ort only.
539		-
540	829		D. 1. When a child support order is entered or modified, the
541	830		parents may agree, or the district or administrative court may
542	831		require a periodic exchange of information for an informal review
543	832		and adjustment process.
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545	860		2. When an existing child sup port order does not contain a
546	861		provision which requires an informal review and adjustment process,
547	862		either parent may request the other parent to provide the
548	863		information necessary for the informal review and adjustment
549	864		process. Information shall be provided to the requesting parent
550	865		within forty-five (45) days of the request.
551		-
552	866		3. Requested information may include verification of income,
553	867		proof and cost of medical insurance of the children, and current and
554	868		projected child care costs. If shared parenting time h as been
555	869		awarded by the court, documentation of past and prospective
556	870		overnight visits shall be exchanged.
557		-
558	871		4. Exchange of requested information may occur once a year or
559	872		less often, by regular mail.
560		-
561	873		5. a. If the parents agree to a modification of a child
562	874		support order, their agreement shall be in writing
563	875		using standard modification forms and the child
564	876		support computation form provided for in Section 120
565	877		of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
566		-
567	878		b. The standard modification forms and the standard child
568	879		support computation form shall be submitted to the
569	880		district or administrative court. Either court shall
570	881		review the modification forms to confirm that the
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573	882		child support obligation complies with the child
574	883		support guidelines or, if agreed to by the parties,
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576	912		support guidelines as provided in subsection B of
577	913		Section 118H of this title. If the court approves the
578	914		modification forms, they shall be filed with the
579	915		court.
580		-
581	916		E. After November 1, 2021, there shall be a rebuttable
582	917		presumption that an obligor who is incarcerated for a period of one
583	918		hundred eighty (180) or more consecutive days is unable to pay child
584	919		support.
585		-
586	920		1. The obligor’s child support obligation shall be abated
587	921		without court action effective the first day of the month following
588	922		the date of entry into the correctional facility or jail and shall
589	923		not accrue for the duration of the incarceration unless the
590	924		presumption is rebutted by a showing of means to pay as provided in
591	925		Section 118B of this title.
592		-
593	926		2. Upon release from incarceration, the monthly child support
594	927		obligation shall revert to the pre-incarceration order amount
595	928		beginning the first day of the month following a lapse of ninety
596	929		(90) calendar days after release from incarceration.
597		-
598	930		3. The abatement of a monthly support obligation under this
599	931		subsection shall not affect any past-due support that has accrued
600	932		prior to the abatement of the obligation.
601		-
602	933		4. If any of the crimes for which the obligor is incarcerated
603	934		are a result of indirect contempt of court for failure to pay child
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605	963		offense for which the obligee’s dependent child or the obligee was a
606	964		victim, the abatement shall not be presumed and the child support
607	965		obligation shall continue to accrue.
608		-
609	966		SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
610	967
611		-
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613		-	Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2021.
614		-
615		-
616		-
617		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
618		-
619		-
620		-	Passed the House of Representative s the 21st day of April, 2021.
621		-
622		-
623		-
624		-	Presiding Officer of the House
625		-	of Representatives
626		-
627		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
628		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
629		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
630		-	By: _______________________________ __
631		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
632		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
633		-
634		-	_________________________________
635		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
636		-
637		-
638		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETAR Y OF STATE
639		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
640		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
641		-	By: _______________________________ __
	968	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RU LES, dated 03/30/2021 - DO PASS.