                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR PARENTS OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN (§ 34-4.2)

A. Where a parent supports a dependent minor child or children residing with
him, that parent can hold exempt from wage garnishment, in addition to the
property or estate that he is entitled to hold exempt from creditor process
under &#xA7;&#xA7; 20-108.1, 34-4, 34-4.1, 34-26, 34-27, 34-29, and 64.2-311, an
additional amount for the support of the child or children as follows: $34 per
week for one child; $52 per week for two children; and $66 per week for three or
more children. This additional wage exemption amount shall not be available to a
parent whose household gross income, including any support payments for children
living in the home, exceeds $1,750 per month. For purposes of this section,
&#8220;household gross income&#8221; means all income from all sources, and
shall include, but not be limited to, salaries, wages, commissions, royalties,
bonuses, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities,
capital gains, social security benefits, workers&#8217; compensation benefits,
unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, veterans&#8217;
benefits, child support, spousal support, rental income, gifts, prizes or awards
paid to any adult living in the household or to the dependent child.

B. To claim this wage exemption, the parent shall attach to the claim for
exemption form set forth in § 8.01-512.4 an affidavit and two items of proof
showing that the debtor is entitled to this additional wage exemption. The
affidavit shall contain the following statement:
			AFFIDAVIT CONCERNING DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME
			Having been duly sworn, I, ____________________, depose and state the
following to be true, accurate and complete:

   1. I support __________ (number) dependent children, whose names and ages are
   as follows. For each child I have included the amount of monthly child support
   I receive (including voluntary support payments and payments made pursuant to
   a court or administrative order), and, if the child is employed or has other
   income, the amount of the child&#8217;s gross monthly income. (If you receive
   no support for the child and the child has no income, insert zero.)
   				(attach additional pages if necessary)

   2. My personal gross monthly income, not including any of the above amounts,
   is $__________.

   3. The following are the names and gross monthly incomes of all people who
   reside with me in the same house, apartment or other dwelling, other than the
   above-named dependent minor child or children. (If the household resident has
   no income, insert zero.)
   				(attach additional pages if necessary)

   4. I swear or affirm that no person other than the above-named individuals
   resides with me and that I reside with no person other than the above-named
   individuals.
   				________________________________________ (signature of debtor)
   				____________________ (date)
   				Commonwealth of Virginia:
   				City/County of ____________________, to wit:
   				Subscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned Notary Public, this
   __________ day of __________ (month), __________ (year)
   				Notary Public: ________________________________________
   				My commission expires: ____________________

HISTORY: 2009, c. 332.