Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for Senate Bill No. 2484

BY: Senator(s) Hickman

     AMEND by inserting the following after line 46 as a new paragraph (b) and renumbering subsequent paragraphs accordingly:

(b)  To calculate child support for joint custody with equally shared parenting time, unless the court determines a deviation from this paragraph is in the best interest of the child, the court shall:

(i)  Calculate a child-support award under the guidelines of Section 43-19-101 for each parent as if each parent was the obligor;

(ii)  Calculate the difference in the two (2) awards by subtracting the lesser award from the larger award; and

(iii)  Order the difference in the two (2) awards to be paid by the parent who has the higher adjusted gross income to the parent with the lower adjusted gross income.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform.