Child Support Guideline Review Panel

Purpose

The purpose of the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel is to provide quadrennial review of the guidelines for the determination of child support. The Panel shall determine the adequacy of the guideline for the determination of appropriate awards for the support of children by considering current research and data on the cost of and expenditures necessary for rearing children, and any other resources it deems relevant to such review.

Term

Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office; nonlegislative members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor

Composition

The Panel shall consist of fifteen members as follows: three members of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, upon the recommendation of the chairman of such committee, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, upon the recommendation of the chairman of such committee, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one representative of a juvenile and domestic relations district court, one representative of a circuit court, one representative of the Department of Social Services' Division of Child Support Enforcement, three members of the Virginia State Bar, two custodial parents, two noncustodial parents, and one child advocate, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to be appointed by the Governor.

Vacant Seats

No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.

Current Board Members

Mrs. Nupur S. Bal

Member of the Virginia State Bar Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

H. Van Smith

Member of the Virginia State Bar Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Jennifer L Miller

Custodial Parent Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Judge Bryan K. Meals

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Christian R. Paasch

Non-Custodial Parent Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Lindsay Hartz

Child Advocate Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Honorable Tanya Bullock

Circuit Court Judge Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Ms. Erica Giovanni Baez

Member of the Virginia State Bar Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Shawn Edwards

Non-Custodial Parent Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Alana Tucker

Department of Social Services' Division of Child Support Enforcement Representative Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor

Miss Lauren Roaseau

Custodial Parent Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor