SB 615 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Spousal support payments; employer withholding.

Summary

Clarifies that spousal support orders may be enforced by a court order requiring the payor's employer to deduct the support amount due from the amounts due or payable to such payor. Under current law, it is unclear that such withholding is available for enforcement of spousal support payments in addition to child support payments. The bill contains technical amendments.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Feb 2018

Senate Passage

Feb 2018

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2018 Last action Mar 8, 2018

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Feb 28, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

legislature

Feb 15, 2018

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2

legislature

Jan 29, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Jan 10, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Jan 10, 2018

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103427D

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors