HB 1761 CS (2003) -  Child Support

General Bill by Future of Florida's Families (CO-SPONSORS) Fiorentino
Child Support: Equates administrative child support orders with court support orders for purposes of chapter 61; deletes the requirement that a child support order include the minor’s social security number; requires the clerk of the court to establish an account for interstate cases; continues increase in depository fee charged by clerks of the court for voluntary use of depository; provides venue for administrative hearings; permits voluntary acknowledgements of paternity which are witnessed; authorizes DOR to adopt rules to administer the withholding of insurance payments; requires notice to the noncustodial parent in applying an undistributable support collection to another support order; provides for DOR to establish the obligation of support; permits noncustodial parents to request that DOR proceed in circuit court to determine the support obligation and revises the requirements under which noncustodial parents may petition the circuit court to determine a support obligation; provides that DOR is a party to court action only with respect to issues of support; provides for the recovery of fees in liquidating securities for the support owed; provides for withholding insurance payments for unpaid support and creates a lien on proceeds; provides for direct payment to DOR by the insurer; permits the use of any legal means of service of process; revises the definition of noncooperation or failure to cooperate as applied to an applicant for or a recipient of public assistance; revises the manner of reimbursement to the clerk of the court for court filings in Title IV-D cases; requires workers’ compensation insurer to inquire about unpaid child support; requires the judge of compensation claims to obtain information on the support owed; permits voluntary acknowledgements of paternity which are witnessed.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise provided herein, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Committee on Insurance on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB FFF 03-01 recommended by:
    Future of Florida's Families
    • On agenda for: 03/18/03   1:30 PM View Notice
    • Favorable With Amendment(s) (final action) See Votes

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1638 Subject: Child Support Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 2692 Subject: Unpaid Support/Insurance Payments Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary 4/17/2003 12:39:57 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary 4/13/2003 6:17:52 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 3/26/2003 4:12:53 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 3/24/2003 12:28:05 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 3/13/2003 8:20:17 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Committee on Insurance Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Version:
Event: H Withdrawn from- Appropriations Time: 04/22/2003 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill now in Insurance Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Appropriations Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Judicial Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Insurance Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Version:
Event: H Bill added to Insurance agenda Time: 04/17/2003 - 5:47 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Judiciary ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/17/2003 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 04/17/2003 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/17/2003 - 11:52 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/17/2003 - 11:52 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 04/01/2003 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Appropriations Time: 04/01/2003 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Judicial Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Insurance Time: 04/01/2003 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Judiciary Time: 04/01/2003 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/25/2003 - 10:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/24/2003 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
61.046
61.13 HB 1015, HB 1107 CS
61.181 HB 1603
120.80 HB 677 CS, HB 921, HB 1375 CS, HB 1803, HB 1827, HB 1901
382.013
382.016
409.2557
409.2558
409.2561
409.2563
409.25656 HB 1803
409.25659
409.257
409.2572
409.259
440.123
440.20 HB 163  , HB 831 CS, HB 1007, HB 1179, HB 1337 CS, HB 1409, HB 1837
742.10