Cost Shares
From R-KIDS of MN and GPF
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Cost Shares
R-KIDS Cost Shares bill will reform the child support laws of Minnesota. House file 1191 [1] & Senate file 1717 [2] constitute changes to Minnesota Family law to ensure fairness and equity for both parties. Find more about Cost Shares here.
Legislation
House file 664 & Senate file 600 constitute changes to Minnesota Family law to ensure fairness and equity. The following four bulletpoints summarize the intent of this bill.
In all cases of dissolution of marriage, separate maintenance, or adjudication of paternity, both parents have an equal duty to pay for the actual cost of supplying the reasonable needs of their child or children had in common between them in proportion to the respective incomes and other resources. The best interests of the child shall be deemed met when this obligation is fairly satisfied as far as practicable after due regard is given to the self-support need of each parent. Child support cost be based on marginal cost and not per capita costs. That all child support money be spent for the benefit of the child. Legal Progress What is the Legal argument for Cost Shares? Read the Cost Shares::Legal Rational
MN Legislature Bill Cost Shares::HF664
MN Senate Bill Cost Shares::SF600
Rep. Smith's Opposing Child Support Bill
MN Legislature Bill Income Shares::HF778
MN Senate Bill Income Shares::SF758
