Committee approves housekeeping changes to child‑support process in HB 1045
HB 1045, a package of procedural changes from the child support commission — including presumptions about work hours, email document exchanges and streamlined referee authorities — received unanimous committee support and was placed on the consent calendar.
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Representative Brent Stevens told the committee HB 1045 implements several commission recommendations to streamline referee procedures and clarify calculation rules. “It’s more of a housekeeping type of thing,” Stevens said, pointing to changes such as presumptions about work hours, imputation of income if records are missing, and a higher paternity-test threshold that lets referees act without a court order.
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