Aggravated DUI; order child support to children of deceased victim.

SB 2487 would require courts to order defendants convicted of aggravated DUI (where the victim was a parent of a minor child) to pay child support to the child until they turn 21. The court must set a reasonable amount considering the child’s needs, the surviving parent’s resources, the child’s standard of living, and other factors. Payments would go to the surviving parent or guardian via the court clerk, with a one-year grace period after incarceration for payment, and would continue until fully paid regardless of the child’s age. The bill also specifies that any future civil judgment for the child would offset the child support order.