Text: HF00092 Text: HF00094 Text: HF00000 - HF00099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 598.21, subsection 4, Code 2001, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. f. (1) The court may consider, as a basis
1 4 for deviation from the amount of child support which would
1 5 otherwise result from application of the uniform child support
1 6 guidelines, the income of the spouse of the parent from whom
1 7 support is sought but who is not a parent of the child, under
1 8 extraordinary circumstances in which excluding the spouse's
1 9 income would lead to a substantial injustice to any child
1 10 supported by the parent. For the purposes of this paragraph,
1 11 "extraordinary circumstances" means a circumstance where a
1 12 parent voluntarily or intentionally quits work or reduces
1 13 income, or intentionally remains unemployed or underemployed,
1 14 and relies on the parent's spouse for income.
1 15 (2) If the parent from whom support is sought requests a
1 16 deviation from the amount of child support which would
1 17 otherwise result from application of the uniform child support
1 18 guidelines, the court may consider the income of the spouse of
1 19 the parent in determining the amount of support.
1 20 (3) If the income of the parent's spouse is considered,
1 21 discovery for the purposes of determining income shall be
1 22 based on W-2 and 1099 income tax forms.
1 23 EXPLANATION
1 24 This bill provides circumstances under which the court may
1 25 deviate from the child support amount that would otherwise
1 26 result from application of the uniform child support
1 27 guidelines relative to the income of the spouse of the parent
1 28 from whom support is sought. Under the bill, the court may
1 29 deviate from the guidelines under extraordinary circumstances
1 30 in which excluding the income of the spouse of the parent
1 31 would result in a substantial injustice to the child supported
1 32 by the parent. "Extraordinary circumstances" is defined as a
1 33 circumstance where a parent voluntarily or intentionally quits
1 34 work or reduces income, or intentionally remains unemployed or
1 35 underemployed, and relies on the parent's spouse for income.
2 1 Additionally, the bill provides that if the parent from whom
2 2 support is sought requests a deviation from the amount which
2 3 would result under the guidelines, the court may consider the
2 4 income of the spouse of the parent in determining the amount
2 5 of support.
2 6 LSB 1010HH 79
2 7 pf/pj/5
Text: HF00092 Text: HF00094 Text: HF00000 - HF00099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
© 2001 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Wed May 9 09:40:40 CDT 2001
URL: /DOCS/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/00000/HF00093/010124.html
jhf