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Senate refines child‑support calculation, adopts bill to set 40‑hour baseline and allow limited consideration of consistent overtime
Summary
Senate Bill 49, clarifying that a 'full‑time' workweek presumptively equals 40 hours and permitting courts to consider consistent overtime during the marriage, passed to third reading after extensive debate about fairness to noncustodial parents and judicial practice. Amendment to remove 'reasonably anticipated' language failed.
Senators voted to advance Senate Bill 49, a child‑support statute clarification sponsored by Senator Lyle Hilliard, after protracted debate about how courts should treat overtime and anticipated future earnings in calculating support.
Hilliard explained the bill seeks to resolve conflicting judicial interpretations by clarifying that the "equivalent to a full‑time job" presumption will be 40 hours a week while allowing the court to consider consistent overtime worked during…
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