Title
AN ACT RELATING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE CHEROKEE NATION CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Support Amendments Act of 2017”
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to make amendments to the Cherokee Nation Child Support Guidelines, codified at 43 CNCA § 507 et seq.
Section 3. Legislative History
LA 12-05, effective March 21, 2005
LA 32-06, effective December 20, 2006
LA 21-07, effective April 23, 2007
LA 12-12, effective May 18, 2012
Section 4. Amendatory.
Section 508A of Title 43 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated is amended to read as follows:
§ 508A. Definitions
A. “Adjusted Gross Income” (AGI) means the net determination of the income of a parent, calculated by modifying the gross income of the parent as follows:
1. adding to the gross income of the parent any Social Security benefit paid to the child on the account of the parent,
2. deducting from gross income the amount of any support alimony arising in a prior case to the extent that payment is actually made, and
3. deducting from gross income any deductions as set forth for other prior-born or after-born children for whom the parent is legally responsible and is actually supporting, pursuant to Section 508C of this title.
B. "Base child support obligation" means the amount of support displayed on the Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations which corresponds to the combined AGI of both parents and the number of children for whom support is being determined. This amount is rebuttably presumed to be the appropriate amount of basic child support to be provided by both parents in the case immediately under consideration, prior to consideration of any adjustments for medical and child care costs, and any other additional expenses.
C. "Child" means:
1. a person under eighteen (18) years of age: and
2. a person eighteen (18) or more years of age with respect...
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