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Sponsor proposes FICA adjustment to child‑support worksheet; legal aid warns of 'double‑dipping'
New Hampshire House Children and Family Law Committee · February 3, 2026
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Summary
HB1225 would add Social Security and Medicare (FICA) deductions to the child‑support calculator for employee obligors. Sponsor says the change makes calculations fairer; New Hampshire Legal Assistance cautioned it could reduce custodial parents’ support unless the baseline formula is changed.
Representative Markeel told the committee HB1225 would adjust the Bureau of Child Support Services worksheet to account for Social Security and Medicare (FICA) withholding so that employee obligors’ pay‑withheld payroll taxes reduce their gross for support…
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