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Texas A&M University School of Law

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Executive Order 13563 Creates Access To Affordable Child Support Orders For Incarcerated Parents, Cory Holifield Jun 2019

Executive Order 13563 Creates Access To Affordable Child Support Orders For Incarcerated Parents, Cory Holifield

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

Former President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review in his last month of presidency, prohibit- ing States from treating incarceration as voluntary when considering a par- ent’s request for a modification of his or her child support order. Although fully expected to, President Donald Trump has yet to act on the executive order, which right-wing politicians fought vehemently against for two years. This Comment argues that the President should leave the order in action be- cause it will promote payment of child support and relationships between non- custodial parents and their children, as well as …