House File 170 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  QUIRK


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the exclusion of veterans' disability
  2    compensation in calculating property disposition and support
  3    obligations.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1900HH 83
  6 pf/nh/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 252B.7A, Code 2009, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  Disability compensation received by a
  1  4 party from the United States department of veterans' affairs
  1  5 for service=related injuries shall not be considered income
  1  6 for the purposes of determining a parent's income under this
  1  7 section.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  Section 598.11, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  9 the following new subsection:
  1 10    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  The court shall not consider
  1 11 disability compensation received by a party from the United
  1 12 States department of veterans' affairs for service=related
  1 13 injuries in determining the amount of temporary support
  1 14 awarded under this section.
  1 15    Sec. 3.  Section 598.13, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1 16 the following new subsection:
  1 17    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  Disability compensation received by a
  1 18 party from the United States department of veterans' affairs
  1 19 for service=related injuries shall not be considered income or
  1 20 property for the purposes of disclosing the financial status
  1 21 of such party.
  1 22    Sec. 4.  Section 598.21, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1 23 the following new subsection:
  1 24    NEW SUBSECTION.  6A.  VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION.
  1 25 Disability compensation received by a party from the United
  1 26 States department of veterans' affairs for service=related
  1 27 injuries shall not be considered property for the purposes of
  1 28 this section.
  1 29    Sec. 5.  Section 598.21A, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1 30 the following new subsection:
  1 31    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION.
  1 32 Disability compensation received by a party from the United
  1 33 States department of veterans' affairs for service=related
  1 34 injuries shall not be considered income for the purposes of
  1 35 this section.
  2  1    Sec. 6.  Section 598.21B, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
  2  2 2009, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
  2  3    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (4)  For purposes of calculating a
  2  4 support obligation under this section, disability compensation
  2  5 received by a party from the United States department of
  2  6 veterans' affairs for service=related injuries shall not be
  2  7 considered income.
  2  8    Sec. 7.  Section 598.21C, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  2  9 the following new subsection:
  2 10    NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION.
  2 11 Changes in the amount of disability compensation received by a
  2 12 party from the United States department of veterans' affairs
  2 13 for service=related injuries shall not be considered a
  2 14 substantial change in circumstances for the purposes of this
  2 15 section.
  2 16                           EXPLANATION
  2 17    This bill excludes from the calculation of property
  2 18 disposition and support obligations under dissolution of
  2 19 marriage and child support determinations, disability
  2 20 compensation received by a party from the United States
  2 21 department of veterans' affairs for service=related injuries.
  2 22 United States department of veterans' affairs disability
  2 23 compensation, in general, is a benefit paid to a veteran due
  2 24 to injuries or diseases that were incurred in or aggravated by
  2 25 military service.
  2 26 LSB 1900HH 83
  2 27 pf/nh/14