This bill modifies provisions related to child support and family law.
This bill:
- creates a rebuttable presumption that an order terminating parental rights shall state the amount of any child support arrears and permit collection of arrears;
- requires that a divorce decree provide information about the Office of Recovery Services (office);
- beginning July 1, 2026, creates a rebuttable presumption that a child support order shall include a provision requiring an obligor parent to pay a recurring amount as an ongoing expense for child care;
- requires the office to study and prepare a proposed method for calculating the amount of an ongoing expense for child care and report the office's findings to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee;
- requires the office to propose to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee procedural and statutory considerations that are necessary to move from a receipt-based child care payment model to a model where all new or modified child support orders would instead require an ongoing expense for child care as the primary means for sharing child care costs; and
- gives reporting requirements to the office.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-9-206, 35A-7-102, 80-4-105, 81-4-406, 81-6-101
Substitute #1: 26B-9-201, 26B-9-206, 35A-7-102, 80-4-105, 81-4-406, 81-6-101, 81-6-209
Enrolled: 26B-9-201, 26B-9-206, 80-4-105, 81-4-406, 81-6-101, 81-6-209
Substitute #2: 26B-9-201, 26B-9-206, 80-4-105, 81-4-406, 81-6-101, 81-6-209