An Act modernizing child support
This bill modernizes Massachusetts child support enforcement by making three key changes. First, it automatically reduces a noncustodial parent's support obligation to minimum wage if incarcerated over 90 days, unless the custodial parent provides evidence of alternative income. Second, it prohibits suspending noncommercial driver's licenses for low-income obligors (at or below 70% of county median income) under federal enforcement programs. Third, it updates income attribution rules, allowing courts to use past income above $100,000 for support calculations and granting a 60-day grace period for unemployed obligors to find work before enforcement actions like license suspension or wage garnishment. These changes directly affect custodial parents, noncustodial parents (especially incarcerated or low-income individuals), and child support enforcement agencies.
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