Bill 3438

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3438
Primary Sponsor:                Burch
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Child support
Residing Body:                  Senate
Computer Document Number:       3438
Introduced Date:                Feb 06, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              May 01, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Burch
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3438  Senate  May 01, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee
 3438  House   Apr 30, 1991  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 3438  House   Apr 25, 1991  Read second time
 3438  House   Apr 17, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     25
 3438  House   Feb 06, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 17, 1991

H. 3438

Introduced by Rep. Burch

S. Printed 4/17/91--H.

Read the first time February 6, 1991.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3438), to amend Section 20-7-420, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to Family Court Jurisdiction in domestic matters, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DAVID H. WILKINS, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT JURISDICTION IN DOMESTIC MATTERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE IF A CHILD IS SELF-SUPPORTING FOR PURPOSES OF TERMINATING CHILD SUPPORT AND TO EXTEND CHILD SUPPORT UNTIL AGE NINETEEN IF THE CHILD IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS AND TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXTENDING CHILD SUPPORT BEYOND AGE EIGHTEEN WHEN THE CHILD IS MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-420(17) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(17) To make all orders for support run until further order of the court, except that orders for child support of a child shall must run until the child is eighteen years of age or until the child is sooner married or becomes self-supporting as determined by the court, whichever occurs first; or, where there are physical or mental disabilities of the child or other exceptional circumstances that warrant it, in the discretion of the court, during any period and beyond the child's minority as such physical or mental disabilities may continue to provide for child support past the age of eighteen years if the child is in high school and is making satisfactory progress toward completion of high school, not to exceed the nineteenth birthday unless exceptional circumstances are found to exist or unless there is a preexisting order to provide for child support past the age of eighteen years; and to provide for child support past age eighteen where there are physical or mental disabilities of the child or other exceptional circumstances that warrant the continuation of child support beyond age eighteen for as long as the physical or mental disabilities or exceptional circumstances continue."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.