Unborn Child Support Act

Requires State child support plans to establish and enforce child support obligations for the biological father of an unborn child, with protections for the pregnant person. Obligations may begin as early as the month of conception if a physician documents conception and the pregnant person requests it; courts set payment amounts with the mother’s input, retroactive collection is allowed, and paternity-establishing actions cannot occur without the mother’s consent or if they would risk harm to her or the unborn child. The change takes effect two years after enactment and applies to certain federal payments beginning the first calendar quarter after that date.