HR 2473 · 96th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to give the consent of the United States to certain additional garnishment proceedings so as to assist spouses and former spouses of Federal employees in obtaining court-ordered payments.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1979-02-27)
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Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to permit, in addition to the enforcement of alimony payments under such part, the enforcement of any "other court-ordered payments or settlements" to or on behalf of a spouse or former spouse. Defines the term "other court-ordered payments or settlements" to mean lump- sum or periodic payments of funds or transfers of property between spouses or former spouses under a decree of separation or divorce in compliance with any community property settlement, equitable division of property, or other division of property.…
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