Bill > SF4710

This bill modifies the circumstances under which the public authority must direct child support payments to an obligee (the person who is owed the child support). The key provisions are: 1. The public authority must provide written notice to the obligee, obligor (the person who owes the child support), and caregiver (the person the child is residing with) before redirecting the child support payments to the caregiver. 2. The obligee or obligor can contest the redirection of support on limited grounds, such as the child no longer residing with the caregiver or the redirection not being in the best interests of the child. 3. The redirection of support terminates and must be directed back to the obligee if the caregiver no longer receives public assistance for the child, the voluntary placement agreement expires, the court order placing the child is no longer in effect, or the redirection is determined not to be in the best interests of the child. 4. The effective date of this change is July 1, 2024.