Bill Text - HB161 (2021)

Relative to the calculation of child support.


Revision: March 15, 2021, 2:48 p.m.

Rep. Yokela, Rock. 33

March 1, 2021

2021-0549h

05/04

 

 

Amendment to HB 161

 

Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following and renumbering the original sections 6-7 to read as 7-8, respectively:

 

6  New Paragraph; Adjustments to the Application of the Guidelines Under Special Circumstances; Modification of Child Support As Justice and The Best Interest of the Child May Require.  Amend RSA 458-C:5 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III.  Nothing in this section shall preclude a court from modification of the presumptive child support order such as justice and the best interest of the child may require.

2021-0549h

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill revises the child support guideline percentages, increases the self-support reserve amount, defines a shared parenting plan, establishes a new formula for the calculation of child support in cases involving shared parenting plans; and permits the court to modify the presumptive child support amount as justice and the best interest of the child may require.