as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2020 08:39am
A bill for an act
relating to family law; adjusting child support guidelines every other year; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 518A.35, subdivision 2; 518A.42, subdivision
1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 518A.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end Unless otherwise agreed to by the parents and
approved by the court, when establishing basic support, the court must order that basic
support be divided between the parents based on their proportionate share of the parents'
combined monthly parental income for determining child support (PICS). Basic support
must be computed using the following guideline:
Combined Parental |
Number of Children |
|||||
Income for Determining Child Support |
One |
Two |
Three |
Four |
Five |
Six |
$0- $799 |
$50 |
$50 |
$75 |
$75 |
$100 |
$100 |
800- 899 |
80 |
129 |
149 |
173 |
201 |
233 |
900- 999 |
90 |
145 |
167 |
194 |
226 |
262 |
1,000- 1,099 |
116 |
161 |
186 |
216 |
251 |
291 |
1,100- 1,199 |
145 |
205 |
237 |
275 |
320 |
370 |
1,200- 1,299 |
177 |
254 |
294 |
341 |
396 |
459 |
1,300- 1,399 |
212 |
309 |
356 |
414 |
480 |
557 |
1,400- 1,499 |
251 |
368 |
425 |
493 |
573 |
664 |
1,500- 1,599 |
292 |
433 |
500 |
580 |
673 |
780 |
1,600- 1,699 |
337 |
502 |
580 |
673 |
781 |
905 |
1,700- 1,799 |
385 |
577 |
666 |
773 |
897 |
1,040 |
1,800- 1,899 |
436 |
657 |
758 |
880 |
1,021 |
1,183 |
1,900- 1,999 |
490 |
742 |
856 |
994 |
1,152 |
1,336 |
2,000- 2,099 |
516 |
832 |
960 |
1,114 |
1,292 |
1,498 |
2,100- 2,199 |
528 |
851 |
981 |
1,139 |
1,320 |
1,531 |
2,200- 2,299 |
538 |
867 |
1,000 |
1,160 |
1,346 |
1,561 |
2,300- 2,399 |
546 |
881 |
1,016 |
1,179 |
1,367 |
1,586 |
2,400- 2,499 |
554 |
893 |
1,029 |
1,195 |
1,385 |
1,608 |
2,500- 2,599 |
560 |
903 |
1,040 |
1,208 |
1,400 |
1,625 |
2,600- 2,699 |
570 |
920 |
1,060 |
1,230 |
1,426 |
1,655 |
2,700- 2,799 |
580 |
936 |
1,078 |
1,251 |
1,450 |
1,683 |
2,800- 2,899 |
589 |
950 |
1,094 |
1,270 |
1,472 |
1,707 |
2,900- 2,999 |
596 |
963 |
1,109 |
1,287 |
1,492 |
1,730 |
3,000- 3,099 |
603 |
975 |
1,122 |
1,302 |
1,509 |
1,749 |
3,100- 3,199 |
613 |
991 |
1,141 |
1,324 |
1,535 |
1,779 |
3,200- 3,299 |
623 |
1,007 |
1,158 |
1,344 |
1,558 |
1,807 |
3,300- 3,399 |
636 |
1,021 |
1,175 |
1,363 |
1,581 |
1,833 |
3,400- 3,499 |
650 |
1,034 |
1,190 |
1,380 |
1,601 |
1,857 |
3,500- 3,599 |
664 |
1,047 |
1,204 |
1,397 |
1,621 |
1,880 |
3,600- 3,699 |
677 |
1,062 |
1,223 |
1,418 |
1,646 |
1,909 |
3,700- 3,799 |
691 |
1,077 |
1,240 |
1,439 |
1,670 |
1,937 |
3,800- 3,899 |
705 |
1,081 |
1,257 |
1,459 |
1,693 |
1,963 |
3,900- 3,999 |
719 |
1,104 |
1,273 |
1,478 |
1,715 |
1,988 |
4,000- 4,099 |
732 |
1,116 |
1,288 |
1,496 |
1,736 |
2,012 |
4,100- 4,199 |
746 |
1,132 |
1,305 |
1,516 |
1,759 |
2,039 |
4,200- 4,299 |
760 |
1,147 |
1,322 |
1,536 |
1,781 |
2,064 |
4,300- 4,399 |
774 |
1,161 |
1,338 |
1,554 |
1,802 |
2,088 |
4,400- 4,499 |
787 |
1,175 |
1,353 |
1,572 |
1,822 |
2,111 |
4,500- 4,599 |
801 |
1,184 |
1,368 |
1,589 |
1,841 |
2,133 |
4,600- 4,699 |
808 |
1,200 |
1,386 |
1,608 |
1,864 |
2,160 |
4,700- 4,799 |
814 |
1,215 |
1,402 |
1,627 |
1,887 |
2,186 |
4,800- 4,899 |
820 |
1,231 |
1,419 |
1,645 |
1,908 |
2,212 |
4,900- 4,999 |
825 |
1,246 |
1,435 |
1,663 |
1,930 |
2,236 |
5,000- 5,099 |
831 |
1,260 |
1,450 |
1,680 |
1,950 |
2,260 |
5,100- 5,199 |
837 |
1,275 |
1,468 |
1,701 |
1,975 |
2,289 |
5,200- 5,299 |
843 |
1,290 |
1,485 |
1,722 |
1,999 |
2,317 |
5,300- 5,399 |
849 |
1,304 |
1,502 |
1,743 |
2,022 |
2,345 |
5,400- 5,499 |
854 |
1,318 |
1,518 |
1,763 |
2,046 |
2,372 |
5,500- 5,599 |
860 |
1,331 |
1,535 |
1,782 |
2,068 |
2,398 |
5,600- 5,699 |
866 |
1,346 |
1,551 |
1,801 |
2,090 |
2,424 |
5,700- 5,799 |
873 |
1,357 |
1,568 |
1,819 |
2,111 |
2,449 |
5,800- 5,899 |
881 |
1,376 |
1,583 |
1,837 |
2,132 |
2,473 |
5,900- 5,999 |
888 |
1,390 |
1,599 |
1,855 |
2,152 |
2,497 |
6,000- 6,099 |
895 |
1,404 |
1,604 |
1,872 |
2,172 |
2,520 |
6,100- 6,199 |
902 |
1,419 |
1,631 |
1,892 |
2,195 |
2,546 |
6,200- 6,299 |
909 |
1,433 |
1,645 |
1,912 |
2,217 |
2,572 |
6,300- 6,399 |
916 |
1,448 |
1,664 |
1,932 |
2,239 |
2,597 |
6,400- 6,499 |
923 |
1,462 |
1,682 |
1,951 |
2,260 |
2,621 |
6,500- 6,599 |
930 |
1,476 |
1,697 |
1,970 |
2,282 |
2,646 |
6,600- 6,699 |
936 |
1,490 |
1,713 |
1,989 |
2,305 |
2,673 |
6,700- 6,799 |
943 |
1,505 |
1,730 |
2,009 |
2,328 |
2,700 |
6,800- 6,899 |
950 |
1,519 |
1,746 |
2,028 |
2,350 |
2,727 |
6,900- 6,999 |
957 |
1,533 |
1,762 |
2,047 |
2,379 |
2,747 |
7,000- 7,099 |
963 |
1,547 |
1,778 |
2,065 |
2,394 |
2,753 |
7,100- 7,199 |
970 |
1,561 |
1,795 |
2,085 |
2,417 |
2,758 |
7,200- 7,299 |
974 |
1,574 |
1,812 |
2,104 |
2,439 |
2,764 |
7,300- 7,399 |
980 |
1,587 |
1,828 |
2,123 |
2,462 |
2,769 |
7,400- 7,499 |
989 |
1,600 |
1,844 |
2,142 |
2,483 |
2,775 |
7,500- 7,599 |
998 |
1,613 |
1,860 |
2,160 |
2,505 |
2,781 |
7,600- 7,699 |
1,006 |
1,628 |
1,877 |
2,180 |
2,528 |
2,803 |
7,700- 7,799 |
1,015 |
1,643 |
1,894 |
2,199 |
2,550 |
2,833 |
7,800- 7,899 |
1,023 |
1,658 |
1,911 |
2,218 |
2,572 |
2,864 |
7,900- 7,999 |
1,032 |
1,673 |
1,928 |
2,237 |
2,594 |
2,894 |
8,000- 8,099 |
1,040 |
1,688 |
1,944 |
2,256 |
2,616 |
2,925 |
8,100- 8,199 |
1,048 |
1,703 |
1,960 |
2,274 |
2,637 |
2,955 |
8,200- 8,299 |
1,056 |
1,717 |
1,976 |
2,293 |
2,658 |
2,985 |
8,300 -8,399 |
1,064 |
1,731 |
1,992 |
2,311 |
2,679 |
3,016 |
8,400- 8,499 |
1,072 |
1,746 |
2,008 |
2,328 |
2,700 |
3,046 |
8,500- 8,599 |
1,080 |
1,760 |
2,023 |
2,346 |
2,720 |
3,077 |
8,600- 8,699 |
1,092 |
1,780 |
2,047 |
2,374 |
2,752 |
3,107 |
8,700- 8,799 |
1,105 |
1,801 |
2,071 |
2,401 |
2,784 |
3,138 |
8,800- 8,899 |
1,118 |
1,822 |
2,094 |
2,429 |
2,816 |
3,168 |
8,900- 8,999 |
1,130 |
1,842 |
2,118 |
2,456 |
2,848 |
3,199 |
9,000- 9,099 |
1,143 |
1,863 |
2,142 |
2,484 |
2,880 |
3,223 |
9,100- 9,199 |
1,156 |
1,884 |
2,166 |
2,512 |
2,912 |
3,243 |
9,200- 9,299 |
1,168 |
1,904 |
2,190 |
2,539 |
2,944 |
3,263 |
9,300- 9,399 |
1,181 |
1,925 |
2,213 |
2,567 |
2,976 |
3,284 |
9,400- 9,499 |
1,194 |
1,946 |
2,237 |
2,594 |
3,008 |
3,304 |
9,500- 9,599 |
1,207 |
1,967 |
2,261 |
2,622 |
3,031 |
3,324 |
9,600- 9,699 |
1,219 |
1,987 |
2,285 |
2,650 |
3,050 |
3,345 |
9,700- 9,799 |
1,232 |
2,008 |
2,309 |
2,677 |
3,069 |
3,365 |
9,800- 9,899 |
1,245 |
2,029 |
2,332 |
2,705 |
3,087 |
3,385 |
9,900- 9,999 |
1,257 |
2,049 |
2,356 |
2,732 |
3,106 |
3,406 |
10,000-10,099 |
1,270 |
2,070 |
2,380 |
2,760 |
3,125 |
3,426 |
10,100-10,199 |
1,283 |
2,091 |
2,404 |
2,788 |
3,144 |
3,446 |
10,200-10,299 |
1,295 |
2,111 |
2,428 |
2,815 |
3,162 |
3,467 |
10,300-10,399 |
1,308 |
2,132 |
2,451 |
2,843 |
3,181 |
3,487 |
10,400-10,499 |
1,321 |
2,153 |
2,475 |
2,870 |
3,200 |
3,507 |
10,500-10,599 |
1,334 |
2,174 |
2,499 |
2,898 |
3,218 |
3,528 |
10,600-10,699 |
1,346 |
2,194 |
2,523 |
2,921 |
3,237 |
3,548 |
10,700-10,799 |
1,359 |
2,215 |
2,547 |
2,938 |
3,256 |
3,568 |
10,800-10,899 |
1,372 |
2,236 |
2,570 |
2,955 |
3,274 |
3,589 |
10,900-10,999 |
1,384 |
2,256 |
2,594 |
2,972 |
3,293 |
3,609 |
11,000-11,099 |
1,397 |
2,277 |
2,618 |
2,989 |
3,312 |
3,629 |
11,100-11,199 |
1,410 |
2,294 |
2,642 |
3,006 |
3,331 |
3,649 |
11,200-11,299 |
1,422 |
2,306 |
2,666 |
3,023 |
3,349 |
3,667 |
11,300-11,399 |
1,435 |
2,319 |
2,689 |
3,040 |
3,366 |
3,686 |
11,400-11,499 |
1,448 |
2,331 |
2,713 |
3,055 |
3,383 |
3,705 |
11,500-11,599 |
1,461 |
2,344 |
2,735 |
3,071 |
3,400 |
3,723 |
11,600-11,699 |
1,473 |
2,356 |
2,748 |
3,087 |
3,417 |
3,742 |
11,700-11,799 |
1,486 |
2,367 |
2,762 |
3,102 |
3,435 |
3,761 |
11,800-11,899 |
1,499 |
2,378 |
2,775 |
3,116 |
3,452 |
3,780 |
11,900-11,999 |
1,511 |
2,389 |
2,788 |
3,131 |
3,469 |
3,798 |
12,000-12,099 |
1,524 |
2,401 |
2,801 |
3,146 |
3,485 |
3,817 |
12,100-12,199 |
1,537 |
2,412 |
2,814 |
3,160 |
3,501 |
3,836 |
12,200-12,299 |
1,549 |
2,423 |
2,828 |
3,175 |
3,517 |
3,854 |
12,300-12,399 |
1,562 |
2,434 |
2,841 |
3,190 |
3,534 |
3,871 |
12,400-12,499 |
1,575 |
2,445 |
2,854 |
3,205 |
3,550 |
3,889 |
12,500-12,599 |
1,588 |
2,456 |
2,867 |
3,219 |
3,566 |
3,907 |
12,600-12,699 |
1,600 |
2,467 |
2,880 |
3,234 |
3,582 |
3,924 |
12,700-12,799 |
1,613 |
2,478 |
2,894 |
3,249 |
3,598 |
3,942 |
12,800-12,899 |
1,626 |
2,489 |
2,907 |
3,264 |
3,615 |
3,960 |
12,900-12,999 |
1,638 |
2,500 |
2,920 |
3,278 |
3,631 |
3,977 |
13,000-13,099 |
1,651 |
2,512 |
2,933 |
3,293 |
3,647 |
3,995 |
13,100-13,199 |
1,664 |
2,523 |
2,946 |
3,308 |
3,663 |
4,012 |
13,200-13,299 |
1,676 |
2,534 |
2,960 |
3,322 |
3,679 |
4,030 |
13,300-13,399 |
1,689 |
2,545 |
2,973 |
3,337 |
3,696 |
4,048 |
13,400-13,499 |
1,702 |
2,556 |
2,986 |
3,352 |
3,712 |
4,065 |
13,500-13,599 |
1,715 |
2,567 |
2,999 |
3,367 |
3,728 |
4,083 |
13,600-13,699 |
1,727 |
2,578 |
3,012 |
3,381 |
3,744 |
4,100 |
13,700-13,799 |
1,740 |
2,589 |
3,026 |
3,396 |
3,760 |
4,118 |
13,800-13,899 |
1,753 |
2,600 |
3,039 |
3,411 |
3,777 |
4,136 |
13,900-13,999 |
1,765 |
2,611 |
3,052 |
3,425 |
3,793 |
4,153 |
14,000-14,099 |
1,778 |
2,623 |
3,065 |
3,440 |
3,809 |
4,171 |
14,100-14,199 |
1,791 |
2,634 |
3,078 |
3,455 |
3,825 |
4,189 |
14,200-14,299 |
1,803 |
2,645 |
3,092 |
3,470 |
3,841 |
4,206 |
14,300-14,399 |
1,816 |
2,656 |
3,105 |
3,484 |
3,858 |
4,224 |
14,400-14,499 |
1,829 |
2,667 |
3,118 |
3,499 |
3,874 |
4,239 |
14,500-14,599 |
1,842 |
2,678 |
3,131 |
3,514 |
3,889 |
4,253 |
14,600-14,699 |
1,854 |
2,689 |
3,144 |
3,529 |
3,902 |
4,268 |
14,700-14,799 |
1,864 |
2,700 |
3,158 |
3,541 |
3,916 |
4,282 |
14,800-14,899 |
1,872 |
2,711 |
3,170 |
3,553 |
3,929 |
4,297 |
14,900-14,999 |
1,879 |
2,722 |
3,181 |
3,565 |
3,942 |
4,311 |
15,000, or the amount in effect under subd. 4 |
1,883 |
2,727 |
3,186 |
3,571 |
3,949 |
4,319 |
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(b) The commissioner shall adjust the guidelines in paragraph (a) by June 30 of every
odd year by adjusting the lowest income level from zero to the amount of a one-parent
household at 140 percent of the federal poverty guideline. The child support amount at the
lowest income level shall be the minimum ordered amount. The commissioner shall place
the adjusted guidelines on the department's website.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 518A.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a child support
order should not exceed the obligor's ability to pay. To determine the amount of child support
the obligor has the ability to pay, the court shall follow the procedure set out in this section.
(b) The court shall calculate the obligor's income available for support by subtracting a
monthly self-support reserve equal to deleted text begin 120deleted text end new text begin 140new text end percent of the federal poverty guidelines for
one person from the obligor's gross income. If the obligor's income available for support
calculated under this paragraph is equal to or greater than the obligor's support obligation
calculated under section 518A.34, the court shall order child support under section 518A.34.
(c) If the obligor's income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is more
than the minimum support amount under subdivision 2, but less than the guideline amount
under section 518A.34, then the court shall apply a reduction to the child support obligation
in the following order, until the support order is equal to the obligor's income available for
support:
(1) medical support obligation;
(2) child care support obligation; and
(3) basic support obligation.
(d) If the obligor's income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is equal
to or less than the minimum support amount under subdivision 2 or if the obligor's gross
income is less than deleted text begin 120deleted text end new text begin 140new text end percent of the federal poverty guidelines for one person, the
minimum support amount under subdivision 2 applies.