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Committee advances bill to require courts to inform divorcing parents of option to avoid automatic wage garnishment
Summary
House Bill 213 would require judges to inform parties in final divorce hearings that they may agree to an alternate payment arrangement instead of automatic income assignment; committee advanced bill after testimony from the sponsor and public speakers.
The Children and Family Law Committee advanced House Bill 213 after testimony from the bill's sponsor and several members of the public, including grandparents and parents who described both practical and procedural problems with the current wage-garnishment defaults.
Representative James Spillane, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure would require judges to inform divorcing parties at final hearings that they may agree to an alternate payment method instead of the state's default income assignment (automatic garnishment). "Under current law, the default is people automatically have their wages garnished," Spillane said. The bill would also provide a court form where parties could record an agreed payment schedule and…
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