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H.B. 360

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 10:37 AM by ddonat. -->              1     

CHILD SUPPORT BOND

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lorie D. Fowlke

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill allows a court to require a delinquent child support obligor to post a bond.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    allows a court to require a delinquent child support obligor to post a bond for an
             13      amount equal to the total for 12 months of child support payments.
             14      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             15          None
             16      Other Special Clauses:
             17          None
             18      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             19      AMENDS:
             20          78-32-17, as last amended by Chapter 255, Laws of Utah 2001
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             22      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             23          Section 1. Section 78-32-17 is amended to read:
             24           78-32-17. Noncompliance with child support order.
             25          (1) When a court of competent jurisdiction, or the Office of Recovery Services
             26      pursuant to an action under Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act, makes an
             27      order requiring a parent to furnish support or necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or


             28      other remedial care for his child, and the parent fails to do so, proof of noncompliance shall be
             29      prima facie evidence of contempt of court.
             30          (2) Proof of noncompliance may be demonstrated by showing that:
             31          (a) the order was made, and filed with the district court; and
             32          (b) the parent knew of the order because:
             33          (i) the order was mailed to the parent at his last-known address as shown on the court
             34      records;
             35          (ii) the parent was present in court at the time the order was pronounced;
             36          (iii) the parent entered into a written stipulation and the parent or counsel for the parent
             37      was sent a copy of the order;
             38          (iv) counsel was present in court and entered into a stipulation which was accepted and
             39      the order based upon the stipulation was then sent to counsel for the parent; or
             40          (v) the parent was properly served and failed to answer.
             41          (3) Upon establishment of a prima facie case of contempt under Subsection (2), the
             42      obligor under the child support order has the burden of proving inability to comply with the
             43      child support order.
             44          (4) A court may, in addition to other available sanctions[,]:
             45          (a) withhold, suspend, or restrict the use of driver's licenses, professional and
             46      occupational licenses, and recreational licenses and impose conditions for reinstatement upon a
             47      finding that:
             48          [(a)] (i) an obligor has:
             49          [(i)] (A) made no payment for 60 days on a current obligation of support as set forth in
             50      an administrative or court order and, thereafter, has failed to make a good faith effort under the
             51      circumstances to make payment on the support obligation in accordance with the order; or
             52          [(ii)] (B) made no payment for 60 days on an arrearage obligation of support as set
             53      forth in a payment schedule, written agreement with the Office of Recovery Services, or an
             54      administrative or judicial order and, thereafter, has failed to make a good faith effort under the
             55      circumstances to make payment on the arrearage obligation in accordance with the payment
             56      schedule, agreement, or order; and
             57          [(iii)] (C) not obtained a judicial order staying enforcement of the support or arrearage
             58      obligation for which the obligor would be otherwise delinquent;


             59          [(b)] (ii) a custodial parent has:
             60          [(i)] (A) violated a parent-time order by denying contact for 60 days between a
             61      noncustodial parent and a child and, thereafter, has failed to make a good faith effort under the
             62      circumstances to comply with a parent-time order; and
             63          [(ii)] (B) not obtained a judicial order staying enforcement of the parent-time order; or
             64          [(c)] (iii) an obligor or obligee, after receiving appropriate notice, has failed to comply
             65      with a subpoena or order relating to a paternity or child support proceeding[.]; H. [ and ] .H
             66          (b) require the obligor to post a bond in an amount H. [ equal to the total of 12 months ] up
             66a      to three years .H of
             67      child support payments H. ; or
             67a          (c) in a final decree of divorce, upon a showing of a history of nonpayment or sporadic
             67b      payment during the separation period, order the obligor parent to post a bond in an amount of
             67c      up to three years of child support payments .H .




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-23-06 8:47 AM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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