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Committee advances HB 522 to clarify low-income support rules and parentage in DCFS placements
Summary
HB 522 clarifies how low-income child-support tables apply when children are placed with relatives by juvenile court or DCFS and establishes a process for DNA-driven changes when a married but nonbiological parent disputes support obligations; the committee voted 6–4 to send it to the House.
Representative Watkins presented HB 522 to the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 23, describing two distinct changes: (1) clarifying how child-support obligations are set when a child is placed with relatives by juvenile court or the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS), and (2) creating a process to relieve a married spouse from…
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