Representative Dvorak has introduced HB 1104 which requires a state or local government officeholder who is subject to a judgment of at least $15,000 for delinquent child support to be removed from office.
It’s always interesting when you can trace a piece of legislation back to a particular incident. This one appears to arise out of the story reported here by WNDU. In November, Roseland City Councilman David Snyder was found in contempt by a judge for violation of a child support order. Snyder was ordered to report commissions earned from his real estate business and to pay 30% of the earnings to his two children. Snyder did not correctly report his commissions to the court. In total, the arrearage was approximately $60,000. The November contempt order required Snyder to pay $11,000 within 45 days of the order or be put in jail.
The story mentions Prosecutor Mike Dvorak seeking to enforce the child support order. Mike is the father of Ryan, the state representative who introduced this bill.
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