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House Bill 0191




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 191

        By Representative Effman






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to child support; amending s.

  3         61.13, F.S.; requiring parents who are

  4         obligated to make child support payments to

  5         purchase child support insurance under certain

  6         circumstances; providing for written proof of

  7         such insurance; providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (9) is added to section 61.13,

12  FLorida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, to read:

13         61.13  Custody and support of children; visitation

14  rights; power of court in making orders.--

15         (9)  All orders for child support may include a

16  provision that the parent required to pay child support

17  purchase "child support insurance" which shall provide a

18  minimum of 4 months' continuous child support payments upon

19  the obligated parents' employment being terminated by his or

20  her employer. Along with this coverage, the obligated parent

21  shall forward written proof of the insurance policy to the

22  court and to the recipient of the child support payments. The

23  minimum information required to be sent to the court and to

24  the recipient of the child support payments shall include:

25         (a)  The name of the insurance company.

26         (b)  The policy number.

27         (c)  The claim department telephone number.

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 191

    579-101B-97






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      Authorizes the court to require that the child support
  4    paying parent purchase child support insurance to provide
      a minimum of 4 months' continuous child support payments
  5    upon the obligated parent's employment being terminated
      by his or her employer.  Requires written proof of such
  6    insurance to be forwarded to the court and to the
      recipient of the child support payments.
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