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Subcommittee advances bill updating Virginia child support guideline amounts for inflation
Summary
A House Courts of Justice subcommittee reported Senate Bill 805 after testimony for and against. Sponsors say the change updates child support tables for inflation; parents and advocates warned higher orders can increase arrears and enforcement actions.
Senate Bill 805, which adjusts Virginia—s child support guideline table to reflect inflation since the last update, was reported out of the Veil Law Subcommittee of the House Courts of Justice Committee on a voice roll call of 8-0.
The bill, presented by Senator Serravel, directs the Division of Child Support Enforcement—s recommended table into statute after a state-hired economist recalculated support amounts to account for changes in housing, food, clothing and other categories since the table was last revised in 2014. "This bill, all it really does is updates child support for the rate of inflation," Serravel said.
Supporters told the committee the update is a routine statutory housekeeping step tied to federal requirements. Serravel said federal law requires states to…
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