1 United States Senate

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3 1/17/17
4 Senate Bill No. 1824
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6 Principal Author: Christian Royal

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8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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10 Child Support Fairness Act of 2017

11PURPOSE SECTION

12 FOR the purpose of protecting adolescents from inadequate parenting and

13the lack of monetary support from the noncustodial to the custodial parent.
14Deadbeat parents are a growing problem in the American society, stacking
15up debt and not paying their share of money to the custodial parent. These
16parents also dont pay consideration towards their young ones. This could
17range from inadequate amount of food, shelter, clothing or other necessities
18to not paying their fair share of the court ordered child support money.
19Deadbeat parents are the parents that are irresponsible and negligent
20towards the rearing of a child as well as the lack of child support payment.

21PREAMBLE

22WHEREAS, When a noncustodial* parent is taken into custody by the police with an
23outstanding child support warrant, the cause for detention is typically for another offence, such
24as drunk driving; and,
25WHEREAS, as of 2011, only 19 percent of eligible custodial* parents received the complete
26amount of child support ordered by the court; and,
27WHEREAS, in 2014 2.6 million warrants for both misdemeanor and felony offences have
28burdened the U.S. Judicial System to such an extent that child support warrants receive an
29unfortunately low priority from the system; and,
30WHEREAS, The total amount of child support paid, $23.6 million, is easily diminished by the
31$100 million that goes unpaid from the deadbeat* parents; and,
32THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS of THE UNITED STATES OF
33AMERICA that a way to decrease the amount of debt stacking up for child support and a fair
34system for payment from the noncustodial parents be introduced so that the noncustodial parents
35pay their share of money for the court ordered child support payment and for supporting the
36child.
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38Section 1 - ENACTMENT CLAUSE

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40All noncustodial parents who choose to hold back on their court ordered child support will be
41fined with the amount that they owe to the custodial parent. Once the fine is collected it will
42immediately be given to the custodial parent to make up for the money that they owe. If the
43noncustodial parent chooses not to pay the fine than he/she can be jailed at a term determined by
44the courts. This fine will be given to the noncustodial parent once every month and will continue
45until he/she agrees to directly pay the court. If the noncustodial parent doesnt have a job or a
46valid source of income they may collaborate with the CPS* to find one.
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49The general public will receive a tax of 0.5% of their wealth; the taxes collected will go to
50supporting the CPS so they can have the tools they need to investigate further into child abuse
51cases. The tax depends on how much money they have at the end of a month. If they do not pay
52the required amount after the end of each month they will be given an extension of 10 days.
53However, if the person persists to not fill out and pay the tax past the extension a court ordering
54garnishment will be issued. The garnishment will cost the same money as the tax, it will continue
55until the person has paid the tax under order.
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60DEFINITIONS

61Noncustodial: not having custody of ones child after divorce

62Custodial: relating to or having parental responsibility, especially as allocated as part of a
63divorce.
64Deadbeat: parents who do not fulfill their parental responsibilities, especially when they evade
65court-ordered child support obligations or custody arrangements.
66CPS: Child Protective Services, the name used many United States jurisdictions for a state or
67local government agency, which investigates child abuse or neglect.
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69Section 2 ENFORCEMENT
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71For the tax, the IRS will be the only agency in charge of the taxes on the general public. Like all
72other taxes the IRS will also be in charge of collecting and enforcing it. The money collected will
73go towards supporting the CPS, in their child abuse investigation endeavors. The punishment for
74not paying the 0.5% public tax will result in the garnishment of the persons wages from the IRS;
75the garnishment will continue until he/she has paid the tax.
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78 For the fine on deadbeat parents the CPS along with the courts will be in charge of enforcing the
79fine on the noncustodial parents. The CPS can ask the courts to order an issue of payment
80towards the deadbeat parents. Once the money from the fine is collected it will be given to the
81custodial parent. The punishment for not paying this fine will be determined by the courts. The
82fine will continue until the noncustodial parent finally agrees to the normal procedures of giving
83money to his or hers counterpart.
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85Section 3 - CLOSING SECTION

86If this bill is passed, it will take effect on October 6, 2017.
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89SECTION 4. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
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90Introduced by.
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