Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:5168 Primary Sponsor:Meacham Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Child support, post-high school education doesn't warrant Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:CYY/16103AC.94 Introduced Date:19940427 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940427 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Meacham Type of Legislation:General Bill
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5168 House 19940427 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEED OR DESIRE FOR A POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE SO AS TO WARRANT EXTENDING CHILD SUPPORT BEYOND A CHILD'S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
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 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 or, 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 physical or mental disabilities may continue; however, the need or desire for a post-high school education does not constitute an exceptional circumstance."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.