Child Support Modifications

Requires independent contractors and service recipients to report service providers to the new hire registry when payments reach $600 or more in a calendar year.

Creates a rebuttable presumption that child support orders will include ongoing child care expense payments beginning July 1, 2026.

Requires divorce decrees to include information about the Office of Recovery Services and provisions for ongoing child care expenses.

Requires the Office of Recovery Services to study and report on transitioning from receipt-based child care reimbursement to ongoing expense payments.

Added definitions for 'ongoing expense for child care' and expanded definitions to include service providers in child support contexts.

Establishes enforcement mechanisms for independent contractor reporting similar to those for traditional employers.

Sets July 1, 2026 as the effective date for the ongoing child care expense requirement in child support orders.