Rule that a 20% change in child support amount grounds to modify does not...
Recent Case: Party seeking modification of previous agreed order must show that they cannot support the child in the manner contemplated at the time of the agreement. 20% rule does not apply. In a...
View ArticleEmployer required to garnish child support
Recent case: Employer is required by law to comply with child support wage garnishment orders from the Family Support Division The employer of a father ordered to pay child support appeals the trial...
View ArticleAll financial resources can be considered for support, but parent must have...
Courts Bulletin: No financial resource is exempt from the court’s consideration for child support and maintenance calculation purposes. However, financial gifts from a parent or third party and...
View Article2 year statute of limitations applies to set aside a paternity and child...
Mother and Father (T.B.) had a baby in 2000. Mother told T.B. he was the father, and he signed an affidavit acknowledging paternity. The Family Support Division made an administrative determination...
View ArticleRestrictions on visitation, and subsequent removal of them, both require a...
Recent Case: When a custody order contains restricted visitation, those restrictions must not be lifted, or even phased out, until a subsequent hearing to determine whether removal of the restrictions...
View ArticleFailure to include holiday or vacation schedule in parenting plan is trial...
Recent Case from the Missouri Court of Appeals: Parenting plans must contain holiday and vacation schedules; voluntary reduction in income does not support child support reduction Mother appeals the...
View ArticleNew Missouri Child Support Guidelines and Amounts to take effect July 1, 2017
From the Supreme Court of Missouri: “It is ordered that effective July 1, 2017, Civil Procedure Form No. 14, entitled “Child Support Amount Calculation Worksheet”, along with the directions, comments...
View ArticleChild support continued for child over age 18 with mental disability
Recent Case from the Missouri Court of Appeals: Mother appeals from a judgment modifying her child support obligation to continue support for a child beyond the age of eighteen. Mother argues that it...
View ArticleNew Missouri Child Support Guidelines in Effect as of July 1, 2017
Effective July 1, 2017, Missouri’s New Form 14 and new Child Support Guidelines took effect. Notable changes to the previous law include: Changes to the presumed amounts in the chart, especially at...
View ArticleChild Support Overnight Credit Denied if Recipient’s Income is Below Threshhold
Recent Case-Missouri Court of Appeals: Father appeals denial of overnight credit in child support case. In a judicial action for child support where the non-custodial parent has overnight parenting...
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