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AN ACT
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relating to calculation of the net resources of a person ordered to |
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pay child support. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.062, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) The court shall deduct the following items from |
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resources to determine the net resources available for child |
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support: |
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(1) social security taxes; |
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(2) federal income tax based on the tax rate for a |
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single person claiming one personal exemption and the standard |
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deduction; |
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(3) state income tax; |
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(4) union dues; [and] |
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(5) expenses for the cost of health insurance or cash |
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medical support for the obligor's child ordered by the court under |
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Section 154.182; and |
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(6) if the obligor does not pay social security taxes, |
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nondiscretionary retirement plan contributions. |
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(f) For purposes of Subsection (d)(6), a nondiscretionary |
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retirement plan is a plan to which an employee is required to |
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contribute as a condition of employment. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proceeding to establish or modify a child support obligation |
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that is pending in a trial court on or filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2012. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1751 passed the Senate on |
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May 5, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1751 passed the House on |
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May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |