In the past, some parents chose to deal with being pushed away from their children by the legal system by not paying their child support orders. With new laws to deal with the enforcement of child support orders, these parents must remain in hiding to avoid financial ruin and therefore can not provide their children the emotional and financial support they deserve. Many have no ability to currently pay these arrears and therefore the minor children will not directly benefit from the collection of these arrears. Making sure children receive the future financial and emotional support of these parents should be more important than punishing parents for past wrongs. Exclude premarital property from community property.
Current statutes exclude only gifts and inherited property from community property.
Excluding premarital property from community property will remove a disincentive for responsible men and women, who have independently accumulated property during their lifetime, to enter into marital relationships. This will reduce the need for pre-nuptial agreements and permit a more positive relationship between spouses and families. Limit the ability of a court to award attorney fees in divorce actions to one party. Under current law in a family law action a judge may order one parent to pay the entire amount for whatever reason, even if the parent was not at fault for the legal action. This promotes unnecessary litigation .