Thursday, February 02, 2006

From State Reporter Aubrey El

COMMITTEE VOTES TO INCREASE VIRGINIA’S CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES
February 1, 2006
By Aubrey El, aubreyel@verizon.net

The Senate Courts of Justice Committee of the Virginia General Assembly today voted to report Senate bill 220. Sb 220 sponsored by Senator Fredrick Quayle, Republican from Chesapeake, Virginia, provides for increasing Virginia’s child support guidelines. The bill resulted from the recommendations of the 2005 Quadrennial Child Support Review Panel. Shekhar Sharma representing Fathers For Virginia and this reporter spoke in opposition to this bill. Despite testimony that the guideline review panel had not complied with federal law in its deliberations, the Senate committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate. If passed by the Senate, the bill will go to the House of Delegates for further consideration.

Once again special thanks to the sponsors of LEGISLATIVE WATCHDOGG Barry Koplen, Angel Smith, Shekhar Sharma, Steve McVey, Thomas Murray, and Andwele Gardner.

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