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Bill to curb state child-support cost recovery for parents with children in foster care wins broad support
Summary
Delegate Simpson's HB 324 would stop routine state-initiated child-support actions for parents whose children are in foster care, a practice advocates say deepens poverty and delays reunification; legal-aid, public defenders and DHS-linked research backed the measure at committee testimony.
Delegate Karen Simpson told the committee HB 324 would limit routine state child-support referrals for parents whose children are in foster care, a practice known as cost recovery. Simpson and legal advocates said treating low-income parents as enforcement targets undermines reunification and often costs the state more to pursue than it collects.
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