Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                         CHAPTER 144--S.F.No. 44
           An act relating to child support; allowing courts to 
          order support for certain individuals attending 
          secondary school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1982, 
          section 518.54, subdivision 2.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 518.54, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read:  
    Subd. 2.  [CHILD.] "Child" means an individual under 18 
years of age, an individual under age 20 who is still attending 
secondary school, or an individual who, by reason of his 
physical or mental condition, is unable to support himself. 
    Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act is effective the day following final enactment, 
and applies to all awards of child support made in actions for 
dissolution or legal separation commenced on or after that date. 
    Approved May 17, 1983