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CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gregory S. Bell

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House Sponsor: Lorie D. Fowlke

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill updates child support guidelines and makes other corrections.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    recalculates and updates the child support table amounts;
             13          .    defines "temporary" as less than 12 months;
             14          .    requires the use of the same table when adjusting child support amounts due to
             15      aging out or death of a child; and
             16          .    makes technical corrections.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             19a      S. This bill takes effect on January 1, 2007. .S
             20          This bill coordinates with H.B. 30, Emancipation of a Minor by providing superseding
             21      and technical amendments.
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          78-45-2, as last amended by Chapters 161 and 186, Laws of Utah 2000
             25          78-45-7.2, as last amended by Chapter 176, Laws of Utah 2003
             26          78-45-7.5, as last amended by Chapter 116, Laws of Utah 2001
             27          78-45-7.7, as last amended by Chapter 255, Laws of Utah 2001



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         78-45-7.10, as last amended by Chapter 176, Laws of Utah 2003
             29          78-45-7.14, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 118, Laws of Utah 1994
             30          78-45-7.15, as last amended by Chapter 176, Laws of Utah 2003
             31          78-45-7.16, as last amended by Chapter 118, Laws of Utah 1994
             32          78-45-7.21, as enacted by Chapter 118, Laws of Utah 1994
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             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 78-45-2 is amended to read:
             36           78-45-2. Definitions.
             37          As used in this chapter:
             38          (1) "Adjusted gross income" means income calculated under Subsection 78-45-7.6 (1).
             39          (2) "Administrative agency" means the Office of Recovery Services or the Department
             40      of Human Services.
             41          (3) "Administrative order" means an order that has been issued by the Office of
             42      Recovery Services, the Department of Human Services, or an administrative agency of another
             43      state or other comparable jurisdiction with similar authority to that of the office.
             44          (4) "Base child support award" means the award that may be ordered and is calculated
             45      using the guidelines before additions for medical expenses and work-related child care costs.
             46          (5) "Base combined child support obligation table," "child support table," "base child
             47      support obligation table," "low income table," or "table" means the appropriate table in Section
             48      78-45-7.14 .
             49          (6) "Child" means:
             50          (a) a son or daughter under the age of 18 years who is not otherwise emancipated,
             51      self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States;
             52          (b) a son or daughter over the age of 18 years, while enrolled in high school during the
             53      normal and expected year of graduation and not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting,
             54      married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States; or
             55          (c) a son or daughter of any age who is incapacitated from earning a living and, if able
             56      to provide some financial resources to the family, is not able to support self by own means.
             57          (7) "Child support" means a base child support award as defined in [Section 78-45-2 ]
             58      this section, or a monthly financial award for uninsured medical expenses, ordered by a tribunal



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     for the support of a child, including current periodic payments, all arrearages which accrue
             60      under an order for current periodic payments, and sum certain judgments awarded for
             61      arrearages, medical expenses, and child care costs.
             62          (8) "Child support order" or "support order" means a judgment, decree, or order of a
             63      tribunal whether interlocutory or final, whether or not prospectively or retroactively modifiable,
             64      whether incidental to a proceeding for divorce, judicial or legal separation, separate
             65      maintenance, paternity, guardianship, civil protection, or otherwise which:
             66          (a) establishes or modifies child support;
             67          (b) reduces child support arrearages to judgment; or
             68          (c) establishes child support or registers a child support order under Title 78, Chapter
             69      45f, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
             70          (9) "Child support services" or "IV-D child support services" means services provided
             71      pursuant to Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.
             72          (10) "Court" means the district court or juvenile court.
             73          (11) "Guidelines" means the child support guidelines in Sections 78-45-7.2 through
             74      78-45-7.21 .
             75          (12) "Income" means earnings, compensation, or other payment due to an individual,
             76      regardless of source, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, pay,
             77      allowances, contract payment, or otherwise, including severance pay, sick pay, and incentive
             78      pay. "Income" includes:
             79          (a) all gain derived from capital assets, labor, or both, including profit gained through
             80      sale or conversion of capital assets;
             81          (b) interest and dividends;
             82          (c) periodic payments made under pension or retirement programs or insurance policies
             83      of any type;
             84          (d) unemployment compensation benefits;
             85          (e) workers' compensation benefits; and
             86          (f) disability benefits.
             87          (13) "Joint physical custody" means the child stays with each parent overnight for more
             88      than 30% of the year, and both parents contribute to the expenses of the child in addition to
             89      paying child support.



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         (14) "Medical expenses" means health and dental expenses and related insurance costs.
             91          (15) "Obligee" means an individual, this state, another state, or another comparable
             92      jurisdiction to whom child support is owed or who is entitled to reimbursement of child
             93      support or public assistance.
             94          (16) "Obligor" means any person owing a duty of support.
             95          (17) "Office" means the Office of Recovery Services within the Department of Human
             96      Services.
             97          (18) "Parent" includes a natural parent, or an adoptive parent.
             98          (19) "Split custody" means that each parent has physical custody of at least one of the
             99      children.
             100          (20) "State" includes any state, territory, possession of the United States, the District of
             101      Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Native American Tribe, or other comparable
             102      domestic or foreign jurisdiction.
             103          (21) "Temporary" means projected to be less than 12 months in duration.
             104          [(21)] (22) "Third party" means an agency or a person other than the biological or
             105      adoptive parent or a child who provides care, maintenance, and support to a child.
             106          [(22)] (23) "Tribunal" means the district court, the Department of Human Services,
             107      Office of Recovery Services, or court or administrative agency of any state, territory,
             108      possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
             109      Native American Tribe, or other comparable domestic or foreign jurisdiction.
             110          [(23)] (24) "Work-related child care costs" means reasonable child care costs for up to
             111      a full-time work week or training schedule as necessitated by the employment or training of a
             112      parent under Section 78-45-7.17 .
             113          [(24)] (25) "Worksheets" means the forms used to aid in calculating the base child
             114      support award.
             115          Section 2. Section 78-45-7.2 is amended to read:
             116           78-45-7.2. Application of guidelines -- Rebuttal.
             117          (1) The guidelines apply to any judicial or administrative order establishing or
             118      modifying an award of child support entered on or after S. [ July 1, 1989. ] January 1, 2007.    
             118a      Orders entered prior to January 1, 2007, may not be adjusted to the guidelines in effect after
             118b      January 1, 2007, unless both parties' income has increased by at least 10% since the entry of
             118c      the last order of support. .S
             119          (2) (a) The child support guidelines shall be applied as a rebuttable presumption in
             120      establishing or modifying the amount of temporary or permanent child support.



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         (b) The rebuttable presumption means the provisions and considerations required by
             122      the guidelines, the award amounts resulting from the application of the guidelines, and the use
             123      of worksheets consistent with these guidelines are presumed to be correct, unless rebutted
             124      under the provisions of this section.
             125          (3) A written finding or specific finding on the record supporting the conclusion that
             126      complying with a provision of the guidelines or ordering an award amount resulting from use
             127      of the guidelines would be unjust, inappropriate, or not in the best interest of a child in a
             128      particular case is sufficient to rebut the presumption in that case. If an order rebuts the
             129      presumption through findings, it is considered a deviated order.
             130          (4) The following shall be considered deviations from the guidelines, if:
             131          (a) the order includes a written finding that it is a [nonguidelines order] deviation from
             132      the guidelines;
             133          (b) the guidelines worksheet has the box checked for a deviation and has an
             134      explanation as to the reason; or
             135          (c) the deviation was made because there were more children than provided for in the
             136      guidelines table.
             137          (5) If the amount in the order and the amount on the guidelines worksheet differ[, but
             138      the difference is less than] by $10 or more, the order shall [not] be considered deviated and the
             139      incomes listed on the worksheet may not be used in adjusting support for emancipation.
             140          (6) (a) Natural or adoptive children of either parent who live in the home of that parent
             141      and are not children in common to both parties may at the option of either party be taken into
             142      account under the guidelines in setting or modifying a child support award, as provided in
             143      Subsection (7). Credit may not be given if:
             144          (i) by giving credit to the obligor, children for whom a prior support order exists would
             145      have their child support reduced; or
             146          (ii) by giving credit to the obligee for a present family, the obligation of the obligor
             147      would increase.
             148          (b) Additional worksheets shall be prepared that compute the obligations of the
             149      respective parents for the additional children. The obligations shall then be subtracted from the
             150      appropriate parent's income before determining the award in the instant case.
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     children born after entry of the order and who are not in common to both parties may be
             153      applied to mitigate an increase in the award but may not be applied:
             154          (a) for the benefit of the obligee if the credit would increase the support obligation of
             155      the obligor from the most recent order; or
             156          (b) for the benefit of the obligor if the amount of support received by the obligee would
             157      be decreased from the most recent order.
             158          (8) (a) If a child support order has not been issued or modified within the previous
             159      three years, a parent, legal guardian, or the office may petition the court to adjust the amount of
             160      a child support order.
             161          (b) Upon receiving a petition under Subsection (8)(a), the court shall, taking into
             162      account the best interests of the child, determine whether there is a difference between the
             163      payor's ordered support amount [ordered] and the payor's support amount that would be
             164      required under the guidelines. [If]
             165          (i) If the current amount was ordered prior to January 1, 2007, there is a difference of
             166      25% or more, the difference is not of a temporary nature, and the order does not deviate from
             167      the guidelines, the court shall adjust the amount to that which is provided for in the guidelines.
             168          (ii) If the current amount was ordered on or after January 1, 2007, there is a difference
             169      of 10% or more [and], the difference is not of a temporary nature, and the order does not
             170      deviate from the guidelines, the court shall adjust the amount to that which is provided for in
             171      the guidelines.
             172          (c) A showing of a substantial change in circumstances is not necessary for an
             173      adjustment under Subsection (8)(b).
             174          (9) (a) A parent, legal guardian, or the office may at any time petition the court to
             175      adjust the amount of a child support order if there has been a substantial change in
             176      circumstances. A change in the base combined child support obligation table set forth in
             177      Section 78-45-7.14 is not a substantial change in circumstances for the purposes of this section.
             178          (b) For purposes of Subsection (9)(a), a substantial change in circumstances may
             179      include:
             180          (i) material changes in custody;
             181          (ii) material changes in the relative wealth or assets of the parties;
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         (iv) material changes in the employment potential and ability of a parent to earn;
             184          (v) material changes in the medical needs of the child; and
             185          (vi) material changes in the legal responsibilities of either parent for the support of
             186      others.
             187          (c) Upon receiving a petition under Subsection (9)(a), the court shall, taking into
             188      account the best interests of the child, determine whether a substantial change has occurred. If
             189      it has, the court shall then determine whether the change results in a difference of 15% or more
             190      between the payor's ordered support amount and the payor's support amount [of child support
             191      ordered and the amount] that would be required under the guidelines. If there is such a
             192      difference [and], the difference is not of a temporary nature, and the order does not deviate
             193      from the guidelines, the court shall adjust the amount of child support ordered to that which is
             194      provided for in the guidelines.
             195          (10) Notice of the opportunity to adjust a support order under Subsections (8) and (9)
             196      shall be included in each child support order issued or modified after July 1, 1997.
             196a      S. (11) The court may, upon a finding that the custodial parent has significantly interfered
             196b      with the relationship between the noncustodial parent and the child, order that a portion of the
             196c      child support be used to repair the relationship. .S
             197          Section 3. Section 78-45-7.5 is amended to read:
             198           78-45-7.5. Determination of gross income -- Imputed income.
             199          (1) As used in the guidelines, "gross income" includes:
             200          (a) prospective income from any source, including nonearned sources, except under
             201      Subsection (3); and
             202          (b) income from salaries, wages, commissions, royalties, bonuses, rents, gifts from
             203      anyone, prizes, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, alimony from
             204      previous marriages, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits, workers' compensation
             205      benefits, unemployment compensation, income replacement disability insurance benefits, and
             206      payments from "nonmeans-tested" government programs.
             207          (2) Income from earned income sources is limited to the equivalent of one full-time
             208      40-hour job. However, if and only if during the time prior to the original support order, the
             209      parent normally and consistently worked more than 40 hours at his job, the court may consider
             210      this extra time as a pattern in calculating the parent's ability to provide child support.
             211          (3) Specifically excluded from gross income are:
             212          (a) cash assistance provided under Title 35A, Chapter 3, Part 3, Family Employment
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         (b) benefits received under a housing subsidy program, the Job Training Partnership
             215      Act, Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicaid, Food
             216      Stamps, or General Assistance; and
             217          (c) other similar means-tested welfare benefits received by a parent.
             218          (4) (a) Gross income from self-employment or operation of a business shall be
             219      calculated by subtracting necessary expenses required for self-employment or business
             220      operation from gross receipts. The income and expenses from self-employment or operation of
             221      a business shall be reviewed to determine an appropriate level of gross income available to the
             222      parent to satisfy a child support award. Only those expenses necessary to allow the business to
             223      operate at a reasonable level may be deducted from gross receipts.
             224          (b) Gross income determined under this subsection may differ from the amount of
             225      business income determined for tax purposes.
             226          (5) (a) When possible, gross income should first be computed on an annual basis and
             227      then recalculated to determine the average gross monthly income.
             228          (b) Each parent shall provide verification of current income. Each parent shall provide
             229      year-to-date pay stubs or employer statements and complete copies of tax returns from at least
             230      the most recent year unless the court finds the verification is not reasonably available.
             231      Verification of income from records maintained by the Department of Workforce Services may
             232      be substituted for pay stubs, employer statements, and income tax returns.
             233          (c) Historical and current earnings shall be used to determine whether an
             234      underemployment or overemployment situation exists.
             235          (6) Gross income includes income imputed to the parent under Subsection (7).
             236          (7) (a) Income may not be imputed to a parent unless the parent stipulates to the
             237      amount imputed, the party defaults, or, in contested cases, a hearing is held and [a finding
             238      made that the parent is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed] the judge in a judicial
             239      proceeding or the presiding officer in an administrative proceeding enters findings of fact as to
             240      the evidentiary basis for the imputation.
             241          (b) If income is imputed to a parent, the income shall be based upon employment
             242      potential and probable earnings as derived from employment opportunities, work history,
             243      occupation qualifications, and prevailing earnings for persons of similar backgrounds in the
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     area as found in the statistics maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
             246          (c) If a parent has no recent work history or their occupation is unknown, income shall
             247      be imputed at least at the federal minimum wage for a 40-hour work week. To impute a greater
             248      income, the judge in a judicial proceeding or the presiding officer in an administrative
             249      proceeding shall enter specific findings of fact as to the evidentiary basis for the imputation.
             250          (d) Income may not be imputed if any of the following conditions exist and the
             251      condition is not of a temporary nature:
             252          (i) the reasonable costs of child care for the parents' minor children approach or equal
             253      the amount of income the custodial parent can earn;
             254          (ii) a parent is physically or mentally [disabled to the extent he cannot] unable to earn
             255      minimum wage;
             256          (iii) a parent is engaged in career or occupational training to establish basic job skills;
             257      or
             258          (iv) unusual emotional or physical needs of a child require the custodial parent's
             259      presence in the home.
             260          (8) (a) Gross income may not include the earnings of a minor child who is the subject
             261      of a child support award nor benefits to a minor child in the child's own right such as
             262      Supplemental Security Income.
             263          (b) Social Security benefits received by a child due to the earnings of a parent shall be
             264      credited as child support to the parent upon whose earning record it is based, by crediting the
             265      amount against the potential obligation of that parent. Other unearned income of a child may
             266      be considered as income to a parent depending upon the circumstances of each case.
             267          Section 4. Section 78-45-7.7 is amended to read:
             268           78-45-7.7. Calculation of obligations.
             269          (1) For all worksheets, income and support award figures shall be rounded to the
             270      nearest dollar. Each parent's child support obligation shall be established in proportion to their
             271      adjusted gross incomes, unless the low income table is applicable. Except during periods of
             272      court-ordered parent-time as set forth in Section 78-45-7.11 , the parents are obligated to pay
             273      their proportionate shares of the base combined child support obligation. If physical custody of
             274      the child changes from that assumed in the original order, modification of the order is not
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         (2) Except in cases of joint physical custody and split custody as defined in Section
             277      78-45-2 and in cases where the obligor's adjusted gross income is $1,050 or less monthly, the
             278      base child support award shall be determined as follows:
             279          (a) combine the adjusted gross incomes of the parents and determine the base
             280      combined child support obligation using the base combined child support obligation table; and
             281          (b) calculate each parent's proportionate share of the base combined child support
             282      obligation by multiplying the combined child support obligation by each parent's percentage of
             283      combined adjusted gross income.
             284          (3) In the case of an incapacitated adult child, any amount that the incapacitated adult
             285      child can contribute to his or her support may be considered in the determination of child
             286      support and may be used to justify a reduction in the amount of support ordered, except that in
             287      the case of orders involving multiple children, the reduction shall not be greater than the effect
             288      of reducing the total number of children by one in the child support table calculation.
             289          (4) In cases where the monthly adjusted gross income of [the obligor] either parent is
             290      between $650 and $1,050, the base child support award shall be the lesser of the amount
             291      calculated in accordance with Subsection (2) and the amount calculated using the low income
             292      table. If the income and number of children is found in an area of the low income table in
             293      which no amount is shown, the base combined child support obligation table is to be used.
             294          (5) The base combined child support obligation table provides combined child support
             295      obligations for up to six children. For more than six children, additional amounts may be
             296      added to the base child support obligation shown. Unless rebutted by Subsection 78-45-7.2 (3),
             297      the amount ordered shall not be less than the amount which would be ordered for up to six
             298      children.
             299          (6) If the monthly adjusted gross income of [the obligor] either parent is $649 or less,
             300      the tribunal shall determine the amount of the child support obligation on a case-by-case basis,
             301      but the base child support award shall not be less than [$20] $30.
             302          (7) The amount shown on the table is the support amount for the total number of
             303      children, not an amount per child.
             304          Section 5. Section 78-45-7.10 is amended to read:
             305           78-45-7.10. Adjustment when child becomes emancipated.
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     the child's normal and expected year of graduation, whichever occurs later, or if the child dies,
             308      marries, or is a member of the armed forces of the United States, the base child support award
             309      is automatically adjusted to [reflect] the base combined child support obligation for the
             310      remaining number of children due child support, shown in the table [for the remaining number
             311      of children due child support] that was used to establish the most recent order, using the
             312      incomes of the parties as specified in that order or the worksheets, unless otherwise provided in
             313      the child support order.
             314          (2) The award may not be reduced by a per child amount derived from the base child
             315      support award originally ordered.
             316          (3) If the incomes of the parties are not specified in the [last] most recent order or the
             317      worksheets, the information regarding the incomes is not consistent, or the order deviates from
             318      the guidelines, automatic adjustment of the order does not apply and the order will continue
             319      until modified by the issuing tribunal. If the order is deviated and the parties subsequently
             320      obtain a judicial order that adjusts the support back to the date of the emancipation of the child,
             321      the Office of Recovery Services may not be required to repay any difference in the support
             322      collected during the interim.
             323          Section 6. Section 78-45-7.14 is amended to read:
             324           78-45-7.14. Base combined child support obligation table and low income table.
             325          The following includes the Base Combined Child Support Obligation Table and the
             326      Low Income Table:
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BASE COMBINED CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION TABLE

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(Both Parents)

             329      [Monthly Combined]
             330      [Adj. Gross Income                    Number of Children]
             331                   [1         2         3         4         5
6]

             332      [From     To]
             333      [650 - 675     99        184        191        198        200
201]

             334      [676 - 700    103        190        198        205        207
209]

             335      [701 - 725    106        197        205        212        214
216]

             336      [726 - 750    110        204        212        220        221
223]

             337      [751 - 775    113        211        219        227        229
231]



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             338
     [776 - 800    117        218        226        234        236
238]

             339      [801 - 825    121        224        243        261        263
265]

             340      [826 - 850    124        231        253        275        277
279]

             341      [851 - 875    128        238        263        289        291
294]

             342      [876 - 900    132        245        274        303        305
308]

             343      [901 - 925    135        251        284        316        319
322]

             344      [926 - 950    139        258        294        330        333
336]

             345      [951 - 975    143        265        305        344        347
350]

             346      [976 - 1,000    146        272        315        358        361
364]

             347      [1,001 - 1,050    154        285        335        385        389
393]

             348      [1,051 - 1,100    161        299        356        413        417
421]

             349      [1,101 - 1,150    168        313        377        441        444
449]

             350      [1,151 - 1,200    176        326        387        449        454
460]

             351      [1,201 - 1,250    183        340        403        465        475
484]

             352      [1,251 - 1,300    190        353        418        482        496
508]

             353      [1,301 - 1,350    198        367        433        499        516
532]

             354      [1,351 - 1,400    205        381        448        515        537
556]

             355      [1,401 - 1,450    212        394        463        532        558
580]

             356      [1,451 - 1,500    220        408        478        549        579
605]

             357      [1,501 - 1,550    227        421        493        565        600
629]

             358      [1,551 - 1,600    234        435        509        582        620
653]

             359      [1,601 - 1,650    242        449        524        599        641
677]

             360      [1,651 - 1,700    249        462        539        615        662
701]

             361      [1,701 - 1,750    256        476        554        632        683
725]

             362      [1,751 - 1,800    264        489        569        649        704
749]

             363      [1,801 - 1,850    271        503        584        664        723
771]

             364      [1,851 - 1,900    278        517        597        677        736
786]

             365      [1,901 - 1,950    286        530        610        690        750
800]

             366      [1,951 - 2,000    293        544        622        700        752
813]

             367      [2,001 - 2,100    308        571        643        716        779
833]

             368      [2,101 - 2,200    319        592        666        741        807
862]



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             369
     [2,201 - 2,300    328        608        687        766        835
891]

             370      [2,301 - 2,400    336        625        708        791        862
921]

             371      [2,401 - 2,500    345        641        725        809        882
942]

             372      [2,501 - 2,600    354        658        746        834        909
972]

             373      [2,601 - 2,700    362        674        767        859        937
1,001]

             374      [2,701 - 2,800    371        691        788        885        964
1,031]

             375      [2,801 - 2,900    380        707        809        910        992
1,060]

             376      [2,901 - 3,000    388        724        830        936     1,020
1,090]

             377      [3,001 - 3,100    397        740        851        962     1,048
1,120]

             378      [3,101 - 3,200    406        756        872        987     1,076
1,149]

             379      [3,201 - 3,300    414        773        893     1,013     1,103
1,179]

             380      [3,301 - 3,400    423        789        914     1,039     1,131
1,208]

             381      [3,401 - 3,500    431        804        934     1,064     1,159
1,238]

             382      [3,501 - 3,600    438        817        953     1,090     1,187
1,268]

             383      [3,601 - 3,700    444        830        973     1,116     1,215
1,297]

             384      [3,701 - 3,800    451        843        992     1,141     1,243
1,327]

             385      [3,801 - 3,900    458        856     1,012     1,167     1,270
1,356]

             386      [3,901 - 4,000    465        870     1,031     1,192     1,297
1,386]

             387      [4,001 - 4,100    472        883     1,050     1,217     1,325
1,415]

             388      [4,101 - 4,200    479        896     1,069     1,242     1,352
1,444]

             389      [4,201 - 4,300    486        909     1,088     1,267     1,379
1,474]

             390      [4,301 - 4,400    493        923     1,107     1,292     1,407
1,503]

             391      [4,401 - 4,500    499        936     1,131     1,326     1,443
1,541]

             392      [4,501 - 4,600    506        949     1,150     1,350     1,470
1,570]

             393      [4,601 - 4,700    513        962     1,169     1,375     1,498
1,600]

             394      [4,701 - 4,800    520        975     1,188     1,400     1,525
1,629]

             395      [4,801 - 4,900    527        989     1,207     1,425     1,552
1,658]

             396      [4,901 - 5,000    534     1,002     1,226     1,450     1,580
1,687]

             397      [5,001 - 5,100    541     1,015     1,245     1,475     1,607
1,717]

             398      [5,101 - 5,200    547     1,028     1,264     1,500     1,634
1,746]

             399      [5,201 - 5,300    554     1,042     1,282     1,522     1,658
1,772]



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             400
     [5,301 - 5,400    561     1,055     1,300     1,544     1,682
1,797]

             401      [5,401 - 5,500    568     1,068     1,317     1,566     1,706
1,823]

             402      [5,501 - 5,600    575     1,081     1,335     1,588     1,730
1,848]

             403      [5,601 - 5,700    582     1,093     1,351     1,610     1,754
1,874]

             404      [5,701 - 5,800    586     1,103     1,367     1,632     1,778
1,899]

             405      [5,801 - 5,900    591     1,112     1,383     1,653     1,802
1,925]

             406      [5,901 - 6,000    596     1,122     1,398     1,675     1,826
1,950]

             407      [6,001 - 6,100    601     1,131     1,414     1,697     1,850
1,976]

             408      [6,101 - 6,200    605     1,141     1,430     1,719     1,874
2,001]

             409      [6,201 - 6,300    610     1,150     1,445     1,740     1,897
2,026]

             410      [6,301 - 6,400    615     1,159     1,461     1,762     1,921
2,052]

             411      [6,401 - 6,500    620     1,169     1,480     1,791     1,951
2,084]

             412      [6,501 - 6,600    624     1,178     1,495     1,812     1,975
2,109]

             413      [6,601 - 6,700    629     1,188     1,511     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             414      [6,701 - 6,800    629     1,188     1,511     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             415      [6,801 - 6,900    673     1,188     1,511     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             416      [6,901 - 7,000    680     1,188     1,511     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             417      [7,001 - 7,100    687     1,188     1,511     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             418      [7,101 - 7,200    694     1,188     1,511     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             419      [7,201 - 7,300    701     1,188     1,520     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             420      [7,301 - 7,400    706     1,189     1,531     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             421      [7,401 - 7,500    710     1,197     1,541     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             422      [7,501 - 7,600    715     1,205     1,551     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             423      [7,601 - 7,700    719     1,213     1,562     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             424      [7,701 - 7,800    723     1,220     1,572     1,834     1,998
2,134]

             425      [7,801 - 7,900    728     1,228     1,582     1,834     1,998
2,137]

             426      [7,901 - 8,000    732     1,236     1,592     1,834     2,000
2,150]

             427      [8,001 - 8,100    737     1,244     1,603     1,834     2,013
2,164]

             428      [8,101 - 8,200    741     1,252     1,613     1,841     2,026
2,178]

             429      [8,201 - 8,300    746     1,259     1,623     1,853     2,039
2,192]

             430      [8,301 - 8,400    750     1,267     1,633     1,864     2,052
2,206]



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             431
     [8,401 - 8,500    755     1,275     1,644     1,876     2,064
2,220]

             432      [8,501 - 8,600    759     1,283     1,654     1,887     2,077
2,234]

             433      [8,601 - 8,700    763     1,291     1,664     1,899     2,090
2,247]

             434      [8,701 - 8,800    768     1,298     1,675     1,911     2,103
2,261]

             435      [8,801 - 8,900    772     1,306     1,685     1,922     2,116
2,275]

             436      [8,901 - 9,000    777     1,314     1,695     1,934     2,129
2,289]

             437      [9,001 - 9,100    781     1,322     1,705     1,945     2,141
2,303]

             438      [9,101 - 9,200    786     1,330     1,716     1,957     2,154
2,317]

             439      [9,201 - 9,300    790     1,337     1,726     1,969     2,167
2,330]

             440      [9,301 - 9,400    795     1,345     1,736     1,980     2,180
2,344]

             441      [9,401 - 9,500    799     1,353     1,747     1,992     2,193
2,358]

             442      [9,501 - 9,600    803     1,361     1,757     2,003     2,206
2,372]

             443      [9,601 - 9,700    808     1,369     1,767     2,015     2,218
2,386]

             444      [9,701 - 9,800    812     1,376     1,777     2,027     2,231
2,400]

             445      [9,801 - 9,900    817     1,384     1,788     2,038     2,244
2,414]

             446      [9,901 - 10,000    821     1,392     1,798     2,050     2,257
2,427]

             447      [10,001 - 10,100    826     1,400     1,808     2,061     2,270
2,441]

             448      Monthly Combined
             449      Adj. Gross Income                    Number of Children
             450                   1         2         3         4     5
6

             451      From To
             452      726 - 750     138         245         286         319        351
382

             453      751 - 775     141         252         294         328        360
392

             454      776 - 800     146         259         301         336        370
402

             455      801 - 825     151         265         309         345        379
412

             456      826 - 850     155         272         317         353        389
423

             457      851 - 875     160         279         324         362        398
433

             458      876 - 900     165         285         332         370        407
443

             459      901 - 925     169         292         340         379        417
453

             460      926 - 950     174         299         348         387        426
464

             461      951 - 975     179         305         355         396        436
474



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             462
     976 - 1,000     183         312         363         405        445
484

             463      1,001 - 1,050     193         322         374         417        459
500

             464      1,051 - 1,100     201         335         390         435        478
520

             465      1,101 - 1,150     210         348         405         452        497
541

             466      1,151 - 1,200     220         362         420         469        516
561

             467      1,201 - 1,250     229         375         436         486        535
582

             468      1,251 - 1,300     238         388         451         503        553
602

             469      1,301 - 1,350     248         401         467         520        572
623

             470      1,351 - 1,400     256         414         481         536        590
642

             471      1,401 - 1,450     265         426         495         552        607
661

             472      1,451 - 1,500     275         438         510         568        625
680

             473      1,501 - 1,550     284         451         524         584        643
699

             474      1,551 - 1,600     293         463         538         600        660
718

             475      1,601 - 1,650     303         476         553         616        678
737

             476      1,651 - 1,700     311         488         567         632        695
757

             477      1,701 - 1,750     320         500         581         648        713
776

             478      1,751 - 1,800     330         513         596         664        731
795

             479      1,801 - 1,850     339         525         610         680        748
814

             480      1,851 - 1,900     348         538         624         696        766
833

             481      1,901 - 1,950     358         550         638         712        783
852

             482      1,951 - 2,000     366         562         652         727        800
870

             483      2,001 - 2,100     385         580         673         750        825
898

             484      2,101 - 2,200     399         604         701         781        859
935

             485      2,201 - 2,300     410         628         728         812        893
972

             486      2,301 - 2,400     420         652         756         843        927
1,009

             487      2,401 - 2,500     431         676         784         874        961
1,046

             488      2,501 - 2,600     443         700         811         904        995
1,082

             489      2,601 - 2,700     453         723         838         934     1,028
1,118

             490      2,701 - 2,800     464         747         865         964     1,060
1,154

             491      2,801 - 2,900     475         770         891         994     1,093
1,189

             492      2,901 - 3,000     485         794         918     1,024     1,126
1,225



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             493
     3,001 - 3,100     496         817         945     1,054     1,159
1,261

             494      3,101 - 3,200     508         838         970     1,081     1,189
1,294

             495      3,201 - 3,300     518         859         994     1,108     1,219
1,326

             496      3,301 - 3,400     529         881     1,018     1,135     1,248
1,358

             497      3,401 - 3,500     539         902     1,042     1,162     1,278
1,391

             498      3,501 - 3,600     548         923     1,066     1,189     1,308
1,423

             499      3,601 - 3,700     555         944     1,090     1,216     1,337
1,455

             500      3,701 - 3,800     564         965     1,115     1,243     1,367
1,487

             501      3,801 - 3,900     573         985     1,138     1,269     1,396
1,519

             502      3,901 - 4,000     581     1,004     1,160     1,294     1,423
1,548

             503      4,001 - 4,100     590     1,024     1,182     1,318     1,450
1,577

             504      4,101 - 4,200     599     1,043     1,204     1,342     1,477
1,607

             505      4,201 - 4,300     608     1,062     1,226     1,367     1,503
1,636

             506      4,301 - 4,400     616     1,081     1,248     1,391     1,530
1,665

             507      4,401 - 4,500     624     1,101     1,270     1,416     1,557
1,694

             508      4,501 - 4,600     633     1,119     1,291     1,439     1,583
1,722

             509      4,601 - 4,700     641     1,133     1,306     1,456     1,601
1,742

             510      4,701 - 4,800     650     1,147     1,321     1,473     1,620
1,762

             511      4,801 - 4,900     659     1,161     1,336     1,489     1,638
1,783

             512      4,901 - 5,000     668     1,175     1,351     1,506     1,657
1,803

             513      5,001 - 5,100     676     1,189     1,366     1,523     1,675
1,823

             514      5,101 - 5,200     684     1,203     1,381     1,540     1,694
1,843

             515      5,201 - 5,300     693     1,217     1,396     1,557     1,712
1,863

             516      5,301 - 5,400     701     1,227     1,408     1,570     1,726
1,878

             517      5,401 - 5,500     710     1,238     1,419     1,582     1,741
1,894

             518      5,501 - 5,600     719     1,248     1,431     1,595     1,755
1,909

             519      5,601 - 5,700     728     1,259     1,442     1,608     1,769
1,925

             520      5,701 - 5,800     733     1,269     1,454     1,621     1,783
1,940

             521      5,801 - 5,900     739     1,280     1,465     1,634     1,797
1,956

             522      5,901 - 6,000     745     1,290     1,477     1,647     1,812
1,971

             523      6,001 - 6,100     751     1,302     1,490     1,661     1,827
1,988



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             524
     6,101 - 6,200     756     1,313     1,503     1,676     1,843
2,005

             525      6,201 - 6,300     763     1,325     1,516     1,690     1,859
2,023

             526      6,301 - 6,400     769     1,336     1,528     1,704     1,874
2,039

             527      6,401 - 6,500     775     1,347     1,540     1,717     1,889
2,055

             528      6,501 - 6,600     780     1,358     1,553     1,731     1,904
2,072

             529      6,601 - 6,700     786     1,369     1,565     1,745     1,919
2,088

             530      6,701 - 6,800     786     1,380     1,577     1,759     1,934
2,105

             531      6,801 - 6,900     841     1,391     1,590     1,772     1,950
2,121

             532      6,901 - 7,000     850     1,402     1,602     1,786     1,965
2,138

             533      7,001 - 7,100     859     1,413     1,614     1,800     1,980
2,154

             534      7,101 - 7,200     868     1,417     1,618     1,804     1,985
2,159

             535      7,201 - 7,300     876     1,420     1,621     1,807     1,988
2,163

             536      7,301 - 7,400     883     1,423     1,624     1,811     1,992
2,167

             537      7,401 - 7,500     888     1,426     1,627     1,814     1,996
2,171

             538      7,501 - 7,600     894     1,429     1,630     1,818     1,999
2,175

             539      7,601 - 7,700     899     1,432     1,633     1,821     2,003
2,179

             540      7,701 - 7,800     904     1,436     1,636     1,824     2,007
2,184

             541      7,801 - 7,900     910     1,439     1,639     1,828     2,011
2,188

             542      7,901 - 8,000     915     1,442     1,642     1,831     2,014
2,192

             543      8,001 - 8,100     921     1,445     1,646     1,835     2,018
2,196

             544      8,101 - 8,200     926     1,448     1,649     1,838     2,022
2,200

             545      8,201 - 8,300     933     1,451     1,652     1,842     2,026
2,204

             546      8,301 - 8,400     938     1,454     1,655     1,845     2,029
2,208

             547      8,401 - 8,500     944     1,460     1,661     1,852     2,037
2,216

             548      8,501 - 8,600     949     1,475     1,678     1,871     2,058
2,240

             549      8,601 - 8,700     954     1,491     1,696     1,891     2,080
2,263

             550      8,701 - 8,800     960     1,506     1,714     1,911     2,102
2,287

             551      8,801 - 8,900     965     1,522     1,732     1,931     2,124
2,311

             552      8,901 - 9,000     971     1,537     1,749     1,951     2,146
2,334

             553      9,001 - 9,100     976     1,553     1,767     1,970     2,167
2,358

             554      9,101 - 9,200     983     1,568     1,785     1,990     2,189
2,382



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             555
     9,201 - 9,300     988     1,584     1,803     2,010     2,211
2,405

             556      9,301 - 9,400     994     1,599     1,820     2,030     2,233
2,429

             557      9,401 - 9,500     999     1,614     1,838     2,049     2,254
2,453

             558      9,501 - 9,600     1,004     1,630     1,856     2,069     2,276
2,477

             559      9,601 - 9,700     1,010     1,645     1,874     2,089     2,298
2,500

             560      9,701 - 9,800     1,015     1,661     1,891     2,109     2,320
2,524

             561      9,801 - 9,900     1,021     1,673     1,905     2,124     2,336
2,542

             562      9,901 - 10,000     1,026     1,683     1,917     2,137     2,351
2,557

             563      10,001 - 10,100     1,033     1,694     1,928     2,150     2,365
2,573

             564      10,101 - 10,200     1,039     1,704     1,940     2,163     2,379
2,589

             565      10,201 - 10,300     1,045     1,715     1,951     2,176     2,394
2,604

             566      10,301 - 10,400     1,051     1,725     1,963     2,189     2,408
2,620

             567      10,401 - 10,500     1,058     1,736     1,975     2,202     2,422
2,635

             568      10,501 - 10,600     1,064     1,746     1,986     2,215     2,436
2,651

             569      10,601 - 10,700     1,070     1,757     1,998     2,228     2,451
2,666

             570      10,701 - 10,800     1,077     1,767     2,010     2,241     2,465
2,682

             571      10,801 - 10,900     1,083     1,778     2,021     2,254     2,479
2,697

             572      10,901 - 11,000     1,090     1,788     2,033     2,267     2,494
2,713

             573      11,001 - 11,100     1,096     1,799     2,045     2,280     2,508
2,729

             574      11,101 - 11,200     1,103     1,809     2,056     2,293     2,522
2,744

             575      11,201 - 11,300     1,109     1,820     2,068     2,306     2,537
2,760

             576      11,301 - 11,400     1,116     1,830     2,080     2,319     2,551
2,775

             577      11,401 - 11,500     1,123     1,841     2,091     2,332     2,565
2,791

             578      11,501 - 11,600     1,129     1,851     2,103     2,345     2,579
2,806

             579      11,601 - 11,700     1,136     1,862     2,115     2,358     2,594
2,822

             580      11,701 - 11,800     1,143     1,872     2,126     2,371     2,608
2,838

             581      11,801 - 11,900     1,150     1,882     2,138     2,383     2,622
2,852

             582      11,901 - 12,000     1,157     1,892     2,148     2,395     2,635
2,867

             583      12,001 - 12,100     1,164     1,901     2,159     2,407     2,648
2,881

             584      12,101 - 12,200     1,171     1,910     2,170     2,419     2,661
2,895

             585      12,201 - 12,300     1,178     1,919     2,180     2,431     2,674
2,910



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             586
     12,301 - 12,400     1,185     1,929     2,191     2,443     2,687
2,924

             587      12,401 - 12,500     1,192     1,938     2,202     2,455     2,700
2,938

             588      12,501 - 12,600     1,199     1,947     2,212     2,467     2,714
2,952

             589      12,601 - 12,700     1,206     1,956     2,223     2,479     2,727
2,967

             590      12,701 - 12,800     1,213     1,966     2,234     2,491     2,740
2,981

             591      12,801 - 12,900     1,220     1,975     2,245     2,503     2,753
2,995

             592      12,901 - 13,000     1,227     1,984     2,255     2,514     2,766
3,009

             593      13,001 - 13,100     1,233     1,993     2,265     2,525     2,778
3,022

             594      13,101 - 13,200     1,239     2,001     2,275     2,536     2,790
3,035

             595      13,201 - 13,300     1,245     2,010     2,285     2,547     2,802
3,049

             596      13,301 - 13,400     1,250     2,018     2,294     2,558     2,814
3,062

             597      13,401 - 13,500     1,256     2,027     2,304     2,569     2,826
3,075

             598      13,501 - 13,600     1,262     2,035     2,314     2,580     2,838
3,088

             599      13,601 - 13,700     1,267     2,044     2,324     2,591     2,850
3,101

             600      13,701 - 13,800     1,273     2,052     2,334     2,602     2,862
3,114

             601      13,801 - 13,900     1,279     2,061     2,344     2,613     2,875
3,127

             602      13,901 - 14,000     1,284     2,069     2,354     2,624     2,887
3,141

             603      14,001 - 14,100     1,290     2,078     2,363     2,635     2,899
3,154

             604      14,101 - 14,200     1,296     2,087     2,373     2,646     2,911
3,167

             605      14,201 - 14,300     1,301     2,095     2,383     2,657     2,923
3,180

             606      14,301 - 14,400     1,306     2,104     2,393     2,668     2,935
3,193

             607      14,401 - 14,500     1,312     2,112     2,403     2,679     2,947
3,206

             608      14,501 - 14,600     1,317     2,121     2,413     2,690     2,959
3,220

             609      14,601 - 14,700     1,323     2,129     2,423     2,701     2,971
3,233

             610      14,701 - 14,800     1,329     2,138     2,432     2,712     2,983
3,246

             611      14,801 - 14,900     1,334     2,146     2,442     2,723     2,995
3,259

             612      14,901 - 15,000     1,340     2,155     2,452     2,734     3,008
3,272

             613      15,001 - 15,100     1,345     2,163     2,461     2,744     3,018
3,284

             614      15,101 - 15,200     1,351     2,170     2,469     2,752     3,028
3,294

             615      15,201 - 15,300     1,357     2,177     2,476     2,761     3,037
3,304

             616      15,301 - 15,400     1,362     2,184     2,484     2,769     3,046
3,314



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             617
     15,401 - 15,500     1,368     2,191     2,491     2,778     3,056
3,325

             618      15,501 - 15,600     1,373     2,198     2,499     2,786     3,065
3,335

             619      15,601 - 15,700     1,379     2,205     2,507     2,795     3,074
3,345

             620      15,701 - 15,800     1,384     2,211     2,514     2,803     3,084
3,355

             621      15,801 - 15,900     1,390     2,218     2,522     2,812     3,093
3,365

             622      15,901 - 16,000     1,395     2,225     2,529     2,820     3,102
3,375

             623      16,001 - 16,100     1,401     2,232     2,537     2,829     3,112
3,385

             624      16,101 - 16,200     1,407     2,239     2,545     2,837     3,121
3,396

             625      16,201 - 16,300     1,412     2,246     2,552     2,846     3,130
3,406

             626      16,301 - 16,400     1,418     2,253     2,560     2,854     3,140
3,416

             627      16,401 - 16,500     1,423     2,260     2,567     2,863     3,149
3,426

             628      16,501 - 16,600     1,429     2,267     2,575     2,871     3,158
3,436

             629      16,601 - 16,700     1,434     2,274     2,583     2,880     3,168
3,446

             630      16,701 - 16,800     1,440     2,281     2,590     2,888     3,177
3,457

             631      16,801 - 16,900     1,445     2,288     2,598     2,897     3,186
3,467

             632      16,901 - 17,000     1,451     2,295     2,605     2,905     3,196
3,477

             633      17,001 - 17,100     1,456     2,302     2,613     2,914     3,205
3,487

             634      17,101 - 17,200     1,462     2,309     2,621     2,922     3,214
3,497

             635      17,201 - 17,300     1,467     2,316     2,628     2,931     3,224
3,507

             636      17,301 - 17,400     1,473     2,323     2,636     2,939     3,233
3,517

             637      17,401 - 17,500     1,478     2,330     2,643     2,947     3,242
3,528

             638      17,501 - 17,600     1,483     2,337     2,651     2,956     3,252
3,538

             639      17,601 - 17,700     1,489     2,344     2,659     2,964     3,261
3,548

             640      17,701 - 17,800     1,494     2,351     2,666     2,973     3,270
3,558

             641      17,801 - 17,900     1,499     2,358     2,674     2,981     3,280
3,568

             642      17,901 - 18,000     1,505     2,365     2,682     2,990     3,289
3,578

             643      18,001 - 18,100     1,510     2,372     2,689     2,998     3,298
3,588

             644      18,101 - 18,200     1,516     2,379     2,697     3,007     3,308
3,599

             645      18,201 - 18,300     1,520     2,386     2,704     3,015     3,317
3,609

             646      18,301 - 18,400     1,525     2,392     2,712     3,024     3,326
3,619

             647      18,401 - 18,500     1,530     2,399     2,720     3,032     3,336
3,629



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             648
     18,501 - 18,600     1,535     2,406     2,727     3,041     3,345
3,639

             649      18,601 - 18,700     1,540     2,413     2,735     3,049     3,354
3,649

             650      18,701 - 18,800     1,545     2,420     2,742     3,058     3,364
3,659

             651      18,801 - 18,900     1,550     2,427     2,750     3,066     3,373
3,670

             652      18,901 - 19,000     1,555     2,434     2,758     3,075     3,382
3,680

             653      19,001 - 19,100     1,560     2,441     2,765     3,083     3,391
3,690

             654      19,101 - 19,200     1,565     2,448     2,773     3,092     3,401
3,700

             655      19,201 - 19,300     1,570     2,455     2,780     3,100     3,410
3,710

             656      19,301 - 19,400     1,575     2,462     2,788     3,109     3,419
3,720

             657      19,401 - 19,500     1,580     2,469     2,796     3,117     3,429
3,731

             658      19,501 - 19,600     1,585     2,476     2,803     3,126     3,438
3,741

             659      19,601 - 19,700     1,590     2,483     2,811     3,134     3,447
3,751

             660      19,701 - 19,800     1,595     2,490     2,818     3,143     3,457
3,761

             661      19,801 - 19,900     1,600     2,497     2,826     3,151     3,466
3,771

             662      19,901 - 20,000     1,605     2,504     2,834     3,159     3,475
3,781

             663     
LOW INCOME TABLE

             664     
(Obligor Parent Only)

             665      [Monthly Adj.
             666      Gross Income                        Number of Children]
             667                   [1         2         3         4         5
6]

             668      [From     To]
             669      [650 - 675     23         23         23         23         24
24]

             670      [676 - 700     45         46         46         47         47
48]

             671      [701 - 725     68         68         69         70         71
71]

             672      [726 - 750     90         91         92         93         94
95]

             673      [751 - 775    113        114        115        116        118
119]

             674      [776 - 800            137        138        140        141
143]

             675      [801 - 825            159        161        163        165
166]

             676      [826 - 850            182        184        186        188
190]

             677      [851 - 875            205        207        209        212
214]

             678      [876 - 900            228        230        233        235
238]



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             679
     [901 - 925            250        253        256        259
261]

             680      [926 - 950                    276        279        282
285]

             681      [951 - 975                    299        302        306
309]

             682      [976 - 1,000                            326        329
333]

             683      [1,001 - 1,050                            372        376
380]

             684      Monthly Combined
             685      Adj. Gross Income                    Number of Children
             686                   1         2         3         4     5
6

             687      From To
             688      0 - 649         30     30         30         30         30     30
             689      650 - 675         30     30         30         30         31
31

             690      676 - 700         58     60         60         61         61
62

             691      701 - 725         88     88         90         91         92
92

             692      726 - 750         117     118         119         120        122
123

             693      751 - 775         147     148         149         151        153
155

             694      776 - 800                 178          179         182        183
186

             695      801 - 825                 207         209         212        214
216

             696      826 - 850                 236         239         242        244
247

             697      851 - 875                 266         269         272        275
278

             698      876 - 900                 296         299         303        305
309

             699      901 - 925                 325         329         333        337
339

             700      926 - 950                         359         363        366
370

             701      951 - 975                         389         393        398
402

             702      976 - 1,000                                 424        428
433

             703      1,001 - 1,050                                  484        489
494

             704          Section 7. Section 78-45-7.15 is amended to read:
             705           78-45-7.15. Medical expenses.
             706          (1) The court shall order that insurance for the medical expenses of the minor children
             707      be provided by a parent if it is available at a reasonable cost.
             708          (2) In determining which parent shall be ordered to maintain insurance for medical
             709      expenses, the court or administrative agency may consider the:



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         (a) reasonableness of the cost;
             711          (b) availability of a group insurance policy;
             712          (c) coverage of the policy; and
             713          (d) preference of the custodial parent.
             714          (3) The order shall require each parent to share equally the out-of-pocket costs of the
             715      premium actually paid by a parent for the children's portion of insurance.
             716          (4) The parent who provides the insurance coverage may receive credit against the base
             717      child support award or recover the other parent's share of the children's portion of the premium.
             718      In cases in which the parent does not have insurance but another member of the parent's
             719      household provides insurance coverage for the children, the parent may receive credit against
             720      the base child support award or recover the other parent's share of the children's portion of the
             721      premium.
             722          (5) The children's portion of the premium is a per capita share of the premium actually
             723      paid. The premium expense for the children shall be calculated by dividing the premium
             724      amount by the number of persons covered under the policy and multiplying the result by the
             725      number of children in the instant case.
             726          (6) The order shall require [each parent] the parents to share equally all reasonable and
             727      necessary uninsured medical expenses incurred for the dependent children, including but not
             728      limited to deductibles and copayments, [incurred for the dependent children].
             729          (7) The parent ordered to maintain insurance shall provide verification of coverage to
             730      the other parent, or to the Office of Recovery Services under Title IV of the Social Security
             731      Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq., upon initial enrollment of the dependent children, and
             732      thereafter on or before January 2 of each calendar year. The parent shall notify the other
             733      parent, or the Office of Recovery Services under Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.
             734      Section 601 et seq., of any change of insurance carrier, premium, or benefits within 30 calendar
             735      days of the date he first knew or should have known of the change.
             736          (8) A parent who incurs medical expenses shall provide written verification of the cost
             737      and payment of medical expenses to the other parent within 30 days of payment.
             738          (9) In addition to any other sanctions provided by the court, a parent incurring medical
             739      expenses may be denied the right to receive credit for the expenses or to recover the other
             740      parent's share of the expenses if that parent fails to comply with Subsections (7) and (8).



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             741
         Section 8. Section 78-45-7.16 is amended to read:
             742           78-45-7.16. Child care expenses -- Expenses not incurred.
             743          (1) The child support order shall require that each parent share [equally] proportionally
             744      the reasonable work-related child care expenses of the parents based on each parent's
             745      percentage of the combined adjusted gross income amount identified on the child support
             746      worksheet.
             747          (2) (a) If an actual expense for child care is incurred, a parent shall begin paying his
             748      share on a monthly basis immediately upon presentation of proof of the child care expense, but
             749      if the child care expense ceases to be incurred, that parent may suspend making monthly
             750      payment of that expense while it is not being incurred, without obtaining a modification of the
             751      child support order.
             752          (b) (i) In the absence of a court order to the contrary, a parent who incurs child care
             753      expense shall provide written verification of the cost and identity of a child care provider to the
             754      other parent upon initial engagement of a provider and thereafter on the request of the other
             755      parent.
             756          (ii) In the absence of a court order to the contrary, the parent shall notify the other
             757      parent of any change of child care provider or the monthly expense of child care within 30
             758      calendar days of the date of the change.
             759          (3) In addition to any other sanctions provided by the court, a parent incurring child
             760      care expenses may be denied the right to receive credit for the expenses or to recover the other
             761      parent's share of the expenses if the parent incurring the expenses fails to comply with
             762      Subsection (2)(b).
             763          Section 9. Section 78-45-7.21 is amended to read:
             764           78-45-7.21. Award of tax exemption for dependent children.
             765           S. [ (1) No presumption exists as to which parent should be awarded the right to claim a
             766      child or children as exemptions for federal and state income tax purposes. Unless the parties
             767      otherwise stipulate in writing, the court [or administrative agency] shall award in any final
             768      order the exemption on a case-by-case basis.
] For federal and state income tax purposes, the

             768a      parties shall divide the children evenly. If there is an odd number of children, the custodial
             768b      parent shall claim the greater number of children in even years, and the noncustodial parent
             768c      shall claim the greater number of children in odd years.
             769           [ (2) In awarding the exemption, the court [or administrative agency] shall consider:
             770          (a) [as the primary factor,] the relative contribution of each parent to the cost of raising
             771      the child; [and]
] .S



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             772
          S. [ (b) [among other factors,] the relative tax benefit to each parent[.]; and
             773          (c) that the child support guidelines tables incorporate the presumption that the
             774      custodial parent claims the children for tax purposes and the noncustodial parent's tax filing
             775      status is single with no dependents.
             776          (3)
] (2)
[ Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the court ] .S [or administrative agency]
             776a      S. A noncustodial parent who has been given timely notice of obligations due under the order              776b      but has not fulfilled those obligations .S may not
             777      S. [ award ] claim .S any exemption S. [ to the noncustodial parent if that parent is not current in
             777a      his child support
             778      obligation, in which case the court [or administrative agency] may award an exemption to
] , except

             778a      with the written consent of .S the
             779      custodial parent.
             780           S. [ (4) An exemption may not be awarded to a parent unless the award will result in a tax
             781      benefit to that parent.
] .S

             782          Section 10. Coordinating S.B. 195 with H.B. 30 -- Superseding and technical
             783      amendments.
             784          If this S.B. 195 and H.B. 30 both pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that Subsection
             785      78-45-7.10 (1) in S.B. 195 be amended to read as follows:
             786          "(1) When a child becomes 18 years of age, or has graduated from high school during
             787      the child's normal and expected year of graduation, whichever occurs later, or if the child dies,
             788      marries, is a member of the armed forces of the United States, or is emancipated in accordance
             789      with Title 78, Chapter 3a, Part 10, Emancipation, the base child support award is automatically
             790      adjusted to [reflect] the base combined child support obligation for the remaining number of
             791      children due child support, shown in the table [for the remaining number of children due child
             792      support] that was used to establish the most recent order, using the incomes of the parties as
             793      specified in that order or the worksheets, unless otherwise provided in the child support order."
             793a      S. Section 11. Effective Date.
             793b          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2007. .S





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