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Child-support bond measure fails after debate on enforcement and fairness
Summary
The House defeated House Bill 17, which would have allowed courts in narrow contempt cases to require obligor parents to post bonds securing future child-support payments. Supporters said it would secure payments for up to three years; opponents warned it could be punitive and burdensome for lower-income parents.
Lori Falk, the bill sponsor, told the House that House Bill 17 would allow a court, after finding contempt for nonpayment and a demonstrated ability to pay, to require an obligor parent to obtain a bond or surety to secure future child-support payments for up to three years.
"The bill simply provides that a party could request that the court order a bond be acquired by the obligor parent," Falk said, explaining options including surety companies, bail bondsmen, or posting cash…
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