Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF0751

Relating to family law, reforming and recodifying the law relating to+ marriage
dissolution, child custody and support, spousal maintenance and +property
division ARTICLE 1 - MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION, LEGAL SEPARATION AND
ANNULMENTRequiring decrees of dissolution or legal separation or orders
+establishing child custody, parenting time or support rights and obligations of
+parents to contain a review date of a certain period of time after entry,
+specifying certain review and child support payment and parenting time
+compliance evidence presentation requirements; requiring court orders or
judgments and +decrees providing for child support, spousal maintenance, custody
or +parenting time to include certain notices; making certain technical
corrections and +clarifying certain provisions; clarifying or modifying certain
definitions; +removing certain provisions relating to modification of child
support orders; +providing for enforcement of maintenance payment requirements;
specifying +certain renumbering and cross reference correction instructions to
the +revisor of statutes for recodification purposes; repealing certain
provisions +relating to recovery of certain child support enforcement costs,
child support +controlling order determination, the awarding of temporary
maintenance and +support, the continuation of child support after death of the
obligor, automatic +termination of support upon emancipation and a certain child
support modification+ form and notice requirementsARTICLE 2 - CUSTODY,
PARENTING TIME AND VISITATION Providing for temporary orders for custody and
parenting time; +specifying certain custody or parenting time notice
requirements; providing for +the awarding of attorney fees, costs and
disbursements; providing for +child custody orders, requiring court
consideration of best interests of the child +in determining custody,
prohibiting parent preference, specifying +certain factors to be considered in
determining best interests; providing for joint +custody, specifying certain
factors and presumptions; specifying the access +rights of parents; clarifying
certain provisions regulating marriage +dissolution; specifying certain
renumbering and cross reference correction +instructions to the revisor of
statutes for recodification purposes; repealing +certain recodified provisions
ARTICLE 3 - CHILD SUPPORT"Minnesota Child Support Act"; defining certain
terms; specifying +certain requirements and preferences for child support
orders, authorizing +departure from certain presumptions under certain
conditions; providing for +temporary child support orders; providing for
determination of the controlling +order in cases of the existence of more than
one order; providing for court +award of attorney fees, costs and disbursements;
providing for the exchange of+ certain information between the parties,
specifying certain documentation +requirements; providing for the protection of
certain personal information; +defining income for child support determination
purposes, specifying certain +exclusions; providing for the determination of
imputed income under certain +conditions; providing for presumptive child
support orders; providing a basic +support computation schedule; providing for
the determination of child care +and medical support, requiring ex-spousal
medical coverage under certain +conditions, imposing certain responsibilities on
employers and obligors, +providing a self support adjustment; requiring the
commissioner of human services to +create and publish a worksheet to assist in
calculating child support, requiring+ annual adjustments; specifying certain
factors to be considered by the court+ in determining whether or not to deviate
from the presumptive +guidelines; requiring written findings; requiring
department of human services +periodic guidelines review; authorizing the
parties to agree to establish a +trust fund for post-secondary education costs;
specifying certain requirements +for court modification of child support orders;
authorizing the court to +rescind child support orders or judgments and order a
new trial or grant other +relief under certain conditions; providing for changes
in custody or parenting +time and for termination of child support under certain
conditions; requiring and +providing for cost of living adjustments to child
support orders; providing for+ the assignment of child support payments to
public authorities +responsible for collection in public assistance cases,
authorizing and providing for +public authority child support collections in
other cases, granting public +authorities certain administrative authority
relating to the establishment of paternity and to the establishment,
modification or enforcement of child support orders, providing for the
imposition of +service fees and for preparation and filing of case information
sheets; +providing for the sharing of certain information; requiring the
commissioner of +human services to create and maintain a central collections
unit to +receive, process and disburse child support payments and to maintain
payment records, +providing for mandatory payments to the unit; regulating the
withholding of +income for child support orders compliance or arrearages payment
purposes, +providing for certain lump sum payments, authorizing contempt actions
against +employers for failure to comply with withholding requirements;
providing for the establishment of child support deposit or escrow accounts in
+financial institutions; providing for the appointment of trustees under certain
conditions; providing for the treatment of overpayments; requiring +and
providing for the independence of child support and parenting time; +providing
for arrearage payment agreements; providing for certain obligor +employment or
community service orders under certain conditions; providing for +contempt
proceedings and drivers, occupational or recreational license +suspension and
motor vehicle liens for nonpayment of support; providing for the +publication of
names of delinquent child support obligors; specifying certain case +reviewer
availability requirements; providing for child support obligee +entitlement to
recovery of reasonable attorney fees and other collection costs +incurred to
enforce child support judgments; providing for the form of certain +required
notices; specifying certain cross reference correction instructions +to the
revisor of statutes; repealing certain existing provisions providing +for child
and medical support (ra)