Bill Text: SC H3271 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Spousal benefit payments

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter [H3271 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2019-H3271-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-3-132 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE USE OF CERTAIN SPOUSAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS TO OFFSET ALIMONY OWED BY THE PAYOR SPOUSE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-3-132.    A payment of a spousal benefit from any federal agency must be used to offset any alimony to be paid by the payor spouse."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.