HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1687

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Crow offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 13, between lines 7 and 8, of the bill

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17         (4)  NOTICE OF PROCEEDING TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE

18  SUPPORT ORDER.--To commence a proceeding under this section,

19  the department shall provide to the custodial parent and serve

20  the noncustodial parent with a notice of proceeding to

21  establish administrative support order and a blank financial

22  affidavit form. The notice must state:

23         (k)  That after an administrative support order is

24  rendered, the department may enforce the administrative

25  support order by any lawful means; and

26         (l)  That either parent, or caretaker relative if

27  applicable, may file at any time a civil action in a circuit

28  court having jurisdiction and proper venue to determine the

29  noncustodial parent's child support obligations, if any, and

30  that a support order issued by a circuit court supersedes an

31  administrative support order rendered by the department; and.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1687

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)





  1         (m  That if the noncustodial parent files an action in

  2  circuit court and serves the department with a copy of the

  3  petition or complaint within 20 days after being served notice

  4  under this subsection, the administrative process ends without

  5  prejudice and the action must proceed in circuit court.

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  7  The department may serve the notice of proceeding to establish

  8  administrative support order by certified mail, restricted

  9  delivery, return receipt requested. Alternatively, the

10  department may serve the notice by any means permitted for

11  service of process in a civil action. For purposes of this

12  section, an authorized employee of the department may serve

13  the notice and execute an affidavit of service. Service by

14  certified mail is completed when the certified mail is

15  received or refused by the addressee. The department shall

16  provide the custodial parent or caretaker relative with a copy

17  of the notice by regular mail to the last known address of the

18  custodial parent or caretaker.

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