SB 1878: Family Law
GENERAL BILL by Steube
Family Law; Revising provisions related to parenting coordination to include child support plans; authorizing a court to use a child support plan in its creation or approval of a certain schedule in a child support order or an income deduction order; removing the authority of the court to order the payment of attorney fees, suit money, and the cost of maintaining or defending a proceeding under ch. 61, F.S.; requiring a parent seeking an upward modification of an existing award to demonstrate that prior support payments have been used solely for the benefit of the child, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/2018 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2018 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 198 |
| 1/17/2018 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 198 |
| 3/10/2018 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary |