Under a new state law that went into effect Friday, Texas motorists who are convicted of intoxicated manslaughter that kill a child’s parent or parents in the crash will now have to pay child support.
The new law stipulates that the court will determine how much a victim’s child is owed each month until the child turns 18 or graduates high school, whichever date comes later.
If the defendant cannot pay due to being imprisoned, they will have to start payments no more than one year after being released. The law also allows defendants to enter into payment plans; any arrears left upon release will have to be paid, even if the restitution end date passed while the defendant was imprisoned.
In a post on X in late July, Gov. Abbott, a Republican, said “Any time a parent passes is tragic, but a death at the hands of a drunk driver is especially heinous. I was proud to sign HB 393 into law this year to require offenders to pay child support for the children of their victims.” Williams’ grandmother, Cecilia Williams, has been instrumental in promoting “Bentley’s Law”. While it has not yet been passed into law in Missouri, over 12 other states have introduced or have drafted similar legislation.
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