HB4884

To recalculate how child support payments are made

Introduced·1/28/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB4884 modifies child support calculations to use net pay instead of adjusted gross income.

West Virginia HB4884 amends child support laws to change the calculation method from adjusted gross income to net pay. This bill modifies how child support is determined by using the parents' net pay instead of their adjusted gross income. It includes provisions for calculating child support in various scenarios, such as shared parenting, sole custody, and extended shared parenting cases. The bill also details adjustments for expenses like health insurance premiums, student loan payments, and child care costs.

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History

Jan 28

House

Filed for introduction

Jan 28

House

To Judiciary

Jan 28

House

Introduced in House