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Subcommittee debates prioritizing child support in estate disbursements; amendment under consideration
Summary
Members discussed House Bill 261, which would change the priority of unpaid child support in estate distributions. Delegates explored amendments to give higher priority when the child is a dependent (proposed age thresholds or college attendance). No vote was taken.
The Civil Law Subcommittee discussed House Bill 261, a proposal to change the priority ranking for unpaid child support in estate distributions. Committee members debated whether and how to give child support higher claim priority when the child remains dependent at the time of the decedent’s death.
Chairman Delegate Carden summarized the issue: child support currently sits low in the list of priorities…
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