1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to child support; modifying computation of child support obligations; 
1.3 	modifying parenting time expense adjustment;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, sections 518A.26, subdivision 14; 518A.34; 518A.36, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.5 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.36, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.26, subdivision 14, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 14.Obligor. "Obligor" means a person obligated to pay maintenance or 
1.10 	support. A person who has primary physical custody of a child is presumed not to be 
1.11 	an obligor for purposes of a child support order under section 518A.34, unless section 
1.12 	518A.36, subdivision 3, applies or the court makes specific written findings to overcome 
1.13 	this presumption. For purposes of ordering medical support under section 518A.41, a 
1.14 	parent who has primary physical custody of a child may be an obligor subject to a payment 
1.15 	agreement under section 518A.69.

1.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.34, is amended to read:
1.17 	518A.34 COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.
1.18 	(a) To determine the presumptive child support obligation of a parent, the court shall 
1.19 	follow the procedure set forth in this section.
1.20 	(b) To determine the obligor's basic support obligation, the court shall:
1.21 	(1) determine the gross income of each parent under section 518A.29;
2.1 	(2) calculate the parental income for determining child support (PICS) of each 
2.2 	parent, by subtracting from the gross income the credit, if any, for each parent's nonjoint 
2.3 	children under section 518A.33;
2.4 	(3) determine the percentage contribution of each parent to the combined PICS by 
2.5 	dividing the combined PICS into each parent's PICS;
2.6 	(4) determine the combined basic support obligation by application of the guidelines 
2.7 	in section 518A.35;
2.8 	(5) determine the obligor's each parent's share of the basic support obligation 
2.9 	by multiplying the percentage figure from clause (3) by the combined basic support 
2.10 	obligation in clause (4); and
2.11 	(6) determine the parenting expense adjustment, if any, for each parent as provided 
2.12 	in section 518A.36, and adjust the obligor's each parent's basic support obligation 
2.13 	accordinglyby subtracting each parent's parenting expense adjustment from each parent's 
2.14 	basic support obligation. The result of each calculation is each parent's basic support 
2.15 	obligation after the parenting expense adjustment. If the parenting time of the parties is 
2.16 	presumed equal, section 518A.36, subdivision 3, applies to the calculation of the basic 
2.17 	support obligation and a determination of which parent is the obligor.
2.18 	(c) The court shall determine the child care support obligation for the obligor 
2.19 	as provided in section 518A.40.
2.20 	(d) The court shall determine the medical support obligation for each parent as 
2.21 	provided in section 518A.41. Unreimbursed and uninsured medical expenses are not 
2.22 	included in the presumptive amount of support owed by a parent and are calculated and 
2.23 	collected as described in section 518A.41.
2.24 	(e) The court shall determine each parent's total child support obligation by adding 
2.25 	together each parent's basic support, child care support, and health care coverage 
2.26 	obligations as provided in this section.
2.27 	(f) The parent with the higher total child support obligation shall be the obligor. To 
2.28 	determine the obligor's net child support obligation, the court shall subtract the lower total 
2.29 	support obligation from the obligor's child support obligation.
2.30 	(f) (g) If Social Security benefits or veterans' benefits are received by one parent as a 
2.31 	representative payee for a joint child based on the other parent's eligibility, the court shall 
2.32 	subtract the amount of benefits from the other parent's net child support obligation, if any.
2.33 	(g) (h) The final child support order shall separately designate the amount owed for 
2.34 	basic support, child care support, and medical support. If applicable, the court shall use 
2.35 	the self-support adjustment and minimum support adjustment under section 518A.42 to 
2.36 	determine the obligor's a parent's child support obligation.
3.1 	(i) If split custody exists, child support shall be calculated for each child as provided 
3.2 	in this section. If the child support calculation results in each parent owing support to 
3.3 	the other, the court shall offset the higher child support obligation with the lower child 
3.4 	support obligation and order the parent with the higher child support obligation to pay the 
3.5 	difference. For purposes of this paragraph, "split custody" means that there are two or 
3.6 	more children and each parent has at least one child more than 50 percent of the time.

3.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.8 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The parenting expense adjustment under this section 
3.9 	reflects the presumption that while exercising parenting time, a parent is responsible 
3.10 	for and incurs costs of caring for the child, including, but not limited to, food, clothing, 
3.11 	transportation, recreation, and household expenses. Every child support order shall 
3.12 	specify the percentage of parenting time granted to or presumed for each parent. For 
3.13 	purposes of this section, the percentage of parenting time means the percentage of time a 
3.14 	child is scheduled to spend with the parent during a calendar year according to a court 
3.15 	order. Parenting time includes time with the child whether it is designated as visitation, 
3.16 	physical custody, or parenting time. The percentage of parenting time may be determined 
3.17 	by calculating the number of overnights that a child spends is court-ordered to spend with 
3.18 	a parent, averaged over a two-year period, or by using a method other than overnights 
3.19 	if the parent hascalculating the number of overnight equivalents. For purposes of this 
3.20 	section, "overnight equivalents" means significant time periods on separate days where the 
3.21 	child is in the parent's physical custody and under the direct care of the parent but does not 
3.22 	stay overnight. The court may consider the age of the child in determining whether a child 
3.23 	is with a parent for a significant period of time.
3.24 	(b) If there is not a court order awarding parenting time, the court shall determine 
3.25 	the child support award without consideration of the parenting expense adjustment. If a 
3.26 	parenting time order is subsequently issued or is issued in the same proceeding, then the 
3.27 	child support order shall include application of the parenting expense adjustment.
3.28 	(c) For purposes of child support proceedings, there is a presumption that the 
3.29 	percentage of parenting time means the percentage of time a child is scheduled to spend 
3.30 	with the parent during a calendar year according to a court order. This presumption may 
3.31 	be rebutted if the court finds that the parties have actually adhered to a parenting time 
3.32 	schedule with a substantially different percentage of parenting time for a party, provided 
3.33 	that the party has not been wrongfully deprived of their court-ordered parenting time.

3.34 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.36, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.1 		Subd. 2.Calculation of parenting expense adjustment. The obligor For purposes 
4.2 	of determining each parent's basic child support, each parent is entitled to a parenting 
4.3 	expense adjustment calculated as provided in this subdivision. The court shall:
4.4 	(1) find the adjustment percentage corresponding to the percentage of parenting time 
4.5 	allowed to the obligor each parent as provided below:

4.6
4.7		Percentage Range of 
Parenting Time
	Adjustment 
Percentage
	
4.8	(i)
	less than 10 percent
	no adjustment
	
4.9	(ii)
	10 percent to 45 percent
	12 percent
	
4.10	(iii)
	45.1 percent to 50 percent
	presume parenting time is equal

4.11
4.12
4.13	Overnights/
Overnight 
Equivalents
	Credit %
	Overnights/
Overnight 
Equivalents
	Credit %
	Overnights/
Overnight 
Equivalents
	Credit %
	
4.14	0
	0.00
	122
	22.54
	244
	77.83
	
4.15	1
	0.07
	123
	22.90
	245
	78.19
	
4.16	2
	0.14
	124
	23.27
	246
	78.55
	
4.17	3
	0.21
	125
	23.65
	247
	78.90
	
4.18	4
	0.28
	126
	24.03
	248
	79.25
	
4.19	5
	0.35
	127
	24.41
	249
	79.60
	
4.20	6
	0.42
	128
	24.80
	250
	79.94
	
4.21	7
	0.49
	129
	25.19
	251
	80.28
	
4.22	8
	0.57
	130
	25.58
	252
	80.61
	
4.23	9
	0.65
	131
	25.98
	253
	80.94
	
4.24	10
	0.72
	132
	26.38
	254
	81.27
	
4.25	11
	0.80
	133
	26.78
	255
	81.59
	
4.26	12
	0.88
	134
	27.19
	256
	81.91
	
4.27	13
	0.96
	135
	27.60
	257
	82.23
	
4.28	14
	1.04
	136
	28.01
	258
	82.54
	
4.29	15
	1.13
	137
	28.43
	259
	82.85
	
4.30	16
	1.21
	138
	28.85
	260
	83.16
	
4.31	17
	1.29
	139
	29.27
	261
	83.46
	
4.32	18
	1.38
	140
	29.70
	262
	83.76
	
4.33	19
	1.47
	141
	30.13
	263
	84.05
	
4.34	20
	1.56
	142
	30.56
	264
	84.34
	
4.35	21
	1.65
	143
	31.00
	265
	84.63
	
4.36	22
	1.74
	144
	31.44
	266
	84.92
	
4.37	23
	1.84
	145
	31.88
	267
	85.20
	
4.38	24
	1.93
	146
	32.32
	268
	85.47
	
4.39	25
	2.03
	147
	32.77
	269
	85.75
	
4.40	26
	2.12
	148
	33.22
	270
	86.02
	
4.41	27
	2.22
	149
	33.68
	271
	86.28
	
4.42	28
	2.32
	150
	34.13
	272
	86.55
	
4.43	29
	2.43
	151
	34.59
	273
	86.81
	
5.1	30
	2.53
	152
	35.05
	274
	87.06
	
5.2	31
	2.64
	153
	35.52
	275
	87.32
	
5.3	32
	2.74
	154
	35.99
	276
	87.57
	
5.4	33
	2.85
	155
	36.45
	277
	87.81
	
5.5	34
	2.96
	156
	36.93
	278
	88.06
	
5.6	35
	3.08
	157
	37.40
	279
	88.30
	
5.7	36
	3.19
	158
	37.88
	280
	88.53
	
5.8	37
	3.30
	159
	38.35
	281
	88.77
	
5.9	38
	3.42
	160
	38.83
	282
	89.00
	
5.10	39
	3.54
	161
	39.32
	283
	89.23
	
5.11	40
	3.66
	162
	39.80
	284
	89.45
	
5.12	41
	3.78
	163
	40.29
	285
	89.67
	
5.13	42
	3.91
	164
	40.77
	286
	89.89
	
5.14	43
	4.04
	165
	41.26
	287
	90.10
	
5.15	44
	4.16
	166
	41.75
	288
	90.32
	
5.16	45
	4.30
	167
	42.25
	289
	90.52
	
5.17	46
	4.43
	168
	42.74
	290
	90.73
	
5.18	47
	4.56
	169
	43.23
	291
	90.93
	
5.19	48
	4.70
	170
	43.73
	292
	91.13
	
5.20	49
	4.84
	171
	44.23
	293
	91.33
	
5.21	50
	4.98
	172
	44.73
	294
	91.53
	
5.22	51
	5.12
	173
	45.23
	295
	91.72
	
5.23	52
	5.27
	174
	45.73
	296
	91.91
	
5.24	53
	5.41
	175
	46.23
	297
	92.09
	
5.25	54
	5.56
	176
	46.73
	298
	92.28
	
5.26	55
	5.71
	177
	47.23
	299
	92.46
	
5.27	56
	5.87
	178
	47.73
	300
	92.64
	
5.28	57
	6.02
	179
	48.24
	301
	92.81
	
5.29	58
	6.18
	180
	48.74
	302
	92.99
	
5.30	59
	6.34
	181
	49.24
	303
	93.16
	
5.31	60
	6.51
	182
	49.75
	304
	93.33
	
5.32	61
	6.67
	183
	50.25
	305
	93.49
	
5.33	62
	6.84
	184
	50.76
	306
	93.66
	
5.34	63
	7.01
	185
	51.26
	307
	93.82
	
5.35	64
	7.19
	186
	51.76
	308
	93.98
	
5.36	65
	7.36
	187
	52.27
	309
	94.13
	
5.37	66
	7.54
	188
	52.77
	310
	94.29
	
5.38	67
	7.72
	189
	53.27
	311
	94.44
	
5.39	68
	7.91
	190
	53.77
	312
	94.59
	
5.40	69
	8.09
	191
	54.27
	313
	94.73
	
5.41	70
	8.28
	192
	54.77
	314
	94.88
	
5.42	71
	8.47
	193
	55.27
	315
	95.02
	
5.43	72
	8.67
	194
	55.77
	316
	95.16
	
6.1	73
	8.87
	195
	56.27
	317
	95.30
	
6.2	74
	9.07
	196
	56.77
	318
	95.44
	
6.3	75
	9.27
	197
	57.26
	319
	95.57
	
6.4	76
	9.48
	198
	57.75
	320
	95.70
	
6.5	77
	9.68
	199
	58.25
	321
	95.84
	
6.6	78
	9.90
	200
	58.74
	322
	95.96
	
6.7	79
	10.11
	201
	59.23
	323
	96.09
	
6.8	80
	10.33
	202
	59.71
	324
	96.22
	
6.9	81
	10.55
	203
	60.20
	325
	96.34
	
6.10	82
	10.77
	204
	60.68
	326
	96.46
	
6.11	83
	11.00
	205
	61.17
	327
	96.58
	
6.12	84
	11.23
	206
	61.65
	328
	96.70
	
6.13	85
	11.47
	207
	62.12
	329
	96.81
	
6.14	86
	11.70
	208
	62.60
	330
	96.92
	
6.15	87
	11.94
	209
	63.07
	331
	97.04
	
6.16	88
	12.19
	210
	63.55
	332
	97.15
	
6.17	89
	12.43
	211
	64.01
	333
	97.26
	
6.18	90
	12.68
	212
	64.48
	334
	97.36
	
6.19	91
	12.94
	213
	64.95
	335
	97.47
	
6.20	92
	13.19
	214
	65.41
	336
	97.57
	
6.21	93
	13.45
	215
	65.87
	337
	97.68
	
6.22	94
	13.72
	216
	66.32
	338
	97.78
	
6.23	95
	13.98
	217
	66.78
	339
	97.88
	
6.24	96
	14.25
	218
	67.23
	340
	97.97
	
6.25	97
	14.53
	219
	67.68
	341
	98.07
	
6.26	98
	14.80
	220
	68.12
	342
	98.16
	
6.27	99
	15.08
	221
	68.56
	343
	98.26
	
6.28	100
	15.37
	222
	69.00
	344
	98.35
	
6.29	101
	15.66
	223
	69.44
	345
	98.44
	
6.30	102
	15.95
	224
	69.87
	346
	98.53
	
6.31	103
	16.24
	225
	70.30
	347
	98.62
	
6.32	104
	16.54
	226
	70.73
	348
	98.71
	
6.33	105
	16.84
	227
	71.15
	349
	98.79
	
6.34	106
	17.15
	228
	71.57
	350
	98.87
	
6.35	107
	17.46
	229
	71.99
	351
	98.96
	
6.36	108
	17.77
	230
	72.40
	352
	99.04
	
6.37	109
	18.09
	231
	72.81
	353
	99.12
	
6.38	110
	18.41
	232
	73.22
	354
	99.20
	
6.39	111
	18.73
	233
	73.62
	355
	99.28
	
6.40	112
	19.06
	234
	74.02
	356
	99.35
	
6.41	113
	19.39
	235
	74.42
	357
	99.43
	
6.42	114
	19.72
	236
	74.81
	358
	99.51
	
6.43	115
	20.06
	237
	75.20
	359
	99.58
	
7.1	116
	20.40
	238
	75.59
	360
	99.65
	
7.2	117
	20.75
	239
	75.97
	361
	99.72
	
7.3	118
	21.10
	240
	76.35
	362
	99.79
	
7.4	119
	21.45
	241
	76.73
	363
	99.86
	
7.5	120
	21.81
	242
	77.10
	364
	99.93
	
7.6	121
	22.17
	243
	77.46
	365
	100.00
	
7.7 	and
7.8 	(2) multiply the adjustment percentage by the obligor's each parent's basic child 
7.9 	support obligation to arrive at the each parent's parenting expense adjustment; and.
7.10 	(3) subtract the parenting expense adjustment from the obligor's basic child support 
7.11 	obligation. The result is the obligor's basic support obligation after parenting expense 
7.12 	adjustment.

7.13 	Sec. 5.  REPEALER.
 7.14 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.36, subdivision 3, is repealed.