Virginia 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HJ 698 — Study; Department of Social Services; Commonwealth's child support enforcement system.

Last action — Tabled in Rules by voice vote

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requests the Department of Social Services to (i) analyze the efficiency of the Division of Child Support Enforcement's (DCSE) current child support enforcement processes and recommend strategies to improve such processes; (ii) identify trends regarding the aggregate amount of child support arrearages in the Commonwealth over the last four decades; (iii) identify the extent to which arrearages have been owed and not reduced for a period of 10 years or more; (iv) identify and examine commonly cited reasons for noncustodial parents' nonpayment of child support; and (v) explain any practices that DCSE uses or could use to (a) assist parents with lowering their child support payments and vacating excessive child support orders; (b) identify and intervene in cases in which child support is excessive; (c) eliminate the calculation of child support based on imputed income; (d) eliminate the imposition of child support through default judgments; (e) establish a network of low-cost and pro bono attorneys to assist parents; (f) recognize and credit the reasonable expenses of noncustodial parents; (g) eliminate the accrual of child support arrearages during periods of reduced employment, unemployment, or incarceration; (h) ensure that government attorneys engaged in child support establishment or enforcement comply with due process requirements; (i) make available nonidentifying information about DCSE's child support cases and caseload for research purposes; and (j) encourage and assist with two-parent physical and emotional support for children, rather than limiting focus to financial support.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Tabled in Rules by voice vote

  2. Assigned Rules sub: Studies

  3. Referred to Committee on Rules

  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102980D

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Frequently asked questions

What does HJ 698 do?
Requests the Department of Social Services to (i) analyze the efficiency of the Division of Child Support Enforcement's (DCSE) current child support enforcement processes and recommend strategies to improve such processes; (ii) identify trends regarding the aggregate amount of child support arrearages in the Commonwealth over the last four decades; (iii) identify the extent to which arrearages have been owed and not reduced for a period of 10 years or more; (iv) identify and examine commonly cited reasons for noncustodial parents' nonpayment of child support; and (v) explain any practices that DCSE uses or could use to (a) assist parents with lowering their child support payments and vacating excessive child support orders; (b) identify and intervene in cases in which child support is excessive; (c) eliminate the calculation of child support based on imputed income; (d) eliminate the imposition of child support through default judgments; (e) establish a network of low-cost and pro bono attorneys to assist parents; (f) recognize and credit the reasonable expenses of noncustodial parents; (g) eliminate the accrual of child support arrearages during periods of reduced employment, unemployment, or incarceration; (h) ensure that government attorneys engaged in child support establishment or enforcement comply with due process requirements; (i) make available nonidentifying information about DCSE's child support cases and caseload for research purposes; and (j) encourage and assist with two-parent physical and emotional support for children, rather than limiting focus to financial support.
Who sponsors HJ 698?
HJ 698 is sponsored by LaRock, Dave A..
What is the current status of HJ 698?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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