child support; preborn children

HB 2144 amends Arizona's child support law to require courts to consider the mother's direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses when determining child support for a preborn child (unborn child). This affects child support cases where the child has not yet been born, ensuring pregnancy costs are factored into support calculations. The key mechanism adds this as a new factor (item 9) under the existing guidelines for determining support amounts. The bill does not change other child support rules but specifically addresses pregnancy-related medical expenses for the mother.