Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3675 Primary Sponsor:Shissias Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Child support provisions Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:436/12887AC.93 Introduced Date:19930310 Date of Last Amendment:19940203 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940426 Last History Type:Recommitted to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Shissias R. Smith R. Young Neilson Gonzales Littlejohn Simrill Harwell Corning Harrison Mattos Gamble Elliott Riser Hallman Cobb-Hunter Wright Koon Wells J. Wilder Houck Harrell Harrelson Hines Neal Meacham Byrd Walker Allison Waldrop Stone J. Brown Stuart Rudnick McElveen Davenport Moody-Lawrence Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3675 Senate 19940426 Recommitted to Committee 11
3675 Senate 19940413 Committee Report: Favorable 11
3675 Senate 19940208 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
3675 House 19940204 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3675 House 19940203 Unanimous consent for third
reading on next Legislative
day
3675 House 19940203 Amended, read second time
3675 House 19940202 Committee Report: Favorable 25
with amendment
3675 House 19930310 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 13, 1994
H. 3675
Introduced by REPS. Shissias, R. Smith, R. Young, Neilson, Gonzales, Littlejohn, Simrill, Harwell, Corning, Harrison, Mattos, Gamble, Elliott, Riser, Hallman, Cobb-Hunter, Wright, Koon, Wells, J. Wilder, Houck, Harrell, Harrelson, Hines, Neal, Meacham, Byrd, Walker, Allison, Waldrop, Stone, J. Brown, Stuart, Rudnick, McElveen, Davenport and Moody-Lawrence
S. Printed 4/13/94--S.
Read the first time February 8, 1994.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3675), to amend Section 20-7-420, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the jurisdiction of Family Court, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
TY COURTNEY, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF FAMILY COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CHILD SUPPORT MUST BE ORDERED WHEN A CHILD IS PAST AGE EIGHTEEN BUT BEFORE AGE NINETEEN WHEN THE CHILD IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-420(17) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(17) To make all orders for support run until further order of the court, except that orders for child support of a child shall run until the child is eighteen years of age or until the child is sooner married or becomes self-supporting, as determined by the court, whichever occurs first or, to provide for child support past the age of eighteen years if the child is in high school and is making satisfactory progress toward completion of high school, not to exceed the nineteenth birthday unless exceptional circumstances are found to exist or unless there is a preexisting order to provide for child support past the age of eighteen years; and in the discretion of the court, to provide for child support past age eighteen where there are physical or mental disabilities of the child or other exceptional circumstances that warrant it, in the discretion of the court, during any period and beyond the child's minority as such the continuation of child support beyond age eighteen for as long as the physical or mental disabilities may or exceptional circumstances continue."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.