Child Support In Other States

We’ve got one week until Idaho lawmakers return to Boise to address an amended child support bill that would bring the state’s code into compliance with federal child support regulations. But what about the other states? As we initially reported in April, nearly half of the states passed the legislation in the first four months of the year with almost no fanfare, according to the Uniform Law Commission. Alaska passed theirs in late April with little dissent. According to the Associated Press, the state risked losing $19 million in federal funds for their child support program. Late last week, Washington state also passed their child support bill unanimously, but not without amendments, according to the Spokesman-Review/ Melissa Davlin , Idaho Reports. More here .