Chapter 454 Enforcement of Support Law
- 454.010. Purposes.
- 454.020. Definitions.
- 454.030. Remedies additional to those now existing.
- 454.040. Extent of duties of support.
- 454.050. Interstate rendition.
- 454.060. Conditions of interstate rendition.
- 454.070. Choice of law.
- 454.080. Remedies of state or subdivision furnishing support.
- 454.090. Enforcement irrespective of relation of parties.
- 454.100. Jurisdiction--circuit judge to hear proceedings--exception.
- 454.105. Jurisdiction of court, limited, how.
- 454.110. Contents of petition for support.
- 454.120. Prosecuting attorney to represent plaintiff, when.
- 454.130. Petition for a minor.
- 454.140. Duty of court of this state as initiating state.
- 454.150. Costs and fees.
- 454.160. Jurisdiction by arrest.
- 454.170. State information agency, duties.
- 454.180. Duty of court and officials of this state as responding state.
- 454.190. Prosecuting attorney to trace defendant--transmission of proceedings.
- 454.200. Duty to support, hearing to determine, evidence allowed, defenses allowed--paternity, how adjudicated.
- 454.210. Evidence of husband and wife.
- 454.220. Order of support.
- 454.230. Copy of orders of support transmitted to initiating state.
- 454.240. Additional powers of court.
- 454.250. Duties of clerk when acting as responding state.
- 454.260. Clerk to disburse payments by defendant from responding state.
- 454.270. Proceedings not to be stayed--support order pendente lite, when.
- 454.275. Appeal of support order by director, when.
- 454.280. Application of payments.
- 454.290. Additional remedies.
- 454.300. Registration.
- 454.310. Registry of foreign support orders.
- 454.320. Petition for registration.
- 454.330. Jurisdiction and procedure.
- 454.340. Effect and enforcement.
- 454.350. Uniformity of interpretation.
- 454.355. Provisions of law applicable, when--court has duties of a responding state, when.
- 454.360. Short title.
- 454.390. Enforcing a support order from another state, response to a request, contents of the request.
- 454.395. Forms for income withholding, liens and subpoenas.
- 454.400. Division of child support enforcement established--duties, powers--rules, procedure.
- 454.401. Power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel witnesses and produce documents.
- 454.402. Equipment purchased by county for support enforcement to be property of county.
- 454.403. Social Security number required on all license, permit or certificate applications.
- 454.405. Enforcement of support obligations, counties to cooperate--agreements, contents, funding, cancellation--prosecuting attorneys, additional staff, funds.
- 454.408. Duties of the division of child support enforcement.
- 454.410. Assignment of support rights, obligation to state, when.
- 454.412. State case registry established, records kept.
- 454.413. Filing with the state case registry, when.
- 454.415. Definitions--assignment of support rights to family services, procedure--clerk of court or family support payment center made trustee, when, duties--termination of assignment, effect of.
- 454.420. Legal actions to establish or enforce support obligations, brought, by whom, procedure--assignment to family services terminates, when, effect--money collected, where deposited.
- 454.425. Support enforcement services by division of child support enforcement, when, for whom--fees, when allowed.
- 454.430. IV-D agency, defined--clerk of court or family support payment center to serve as trustee, when, duties--termination of trustee responsibilities by division, procedure.
- 454.432. Circuit clerk, recording of credits for amounts not received, restrictions, credits on state debt for job training and education, conditions and restrictions.
- 454.433. Order of foreign courts, notification by division of child support enforcement, duties of circuit clerk--clerk or family support payment center trustee, duty to keep records.
- 454.435. Prosecuting attorneys, cooperative or multiple county agreement, duties--other attorneys may prosecute, when.
- 454.440. Definitions--child support enforcement may use parent locator service, when--financial entities to provide information, when, penalty for refusal, immunity--statement of absent parents, conte
- 454.445. Fees for certain actions and documents, child support enforcement not required to pay.
- 454.450. Support money owed state due, when, failure to pay within time limit, rights of family services--agreements for collection of support, invalid, when, fee allowed person making collection, whe
- 454.455. Assignments by caretaker relatives, terminate, when, exceptions--caretaker relative defined.
- 454.460. Definitions.
- 454.465. State debt, defined, calculation--rights of family services regarding state debts--service of process, procedure.
- 454.470. Director to issue notice and finding of financial responsibility, when, procedure, contents--computation of periodic future support--hearing, when, failure of parent to request, result.
- 454.472. No suit maintained if child support is current.
- 454.475. Administrative hearing, procedure, effect on orders of social services--support, how determined--failure of parent to appear, result--judicial review.
- 454.476. Administrative orders may be issued, when--duties of director--hearing.
- 454.478. Summary of expenses required, when.
- 454.480. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 25 § A)
- 454.485. Paternity order, establishing--entered when--genetic testing required when--docketing of order, result--copies to be sent to bureau of vital records of department of health and senior service
- 454.490. Orders entered by director, docketing of, effect.
- 454.495. Circuit clerk or family support payment center made trustee, when, duties--assignment, defined.
- 454.496. Motion to modify order, review--form of motion, service, procedure--effective, when--venue for judicial review of administrative order, procedure.
- 454.498. Director's duty to modify a child support order--automated methods used for eligibility for modification.
- 454.500. Modification of an administrative order, procedure, effect--relief from orders, when.
- 454.501. Support, courts, jurisdiction, effect of determinations.
- 454.505. Garnishment of wages, when, procedure, limitations--notice to employer, contents--employer, duties, liabilities--priorities--discharge of employee prohibited, when, penalties for--orders issu
- 454.507. Financial institutions, division may request information, when, fees--definitions--data match system--notice of lien.
- 454.510. Supreme court to provide rules for certain hearings.
- 454.511. Denial of a passport for child support arrearage, when--mistake of fact, defined.
- 454.512. Consumer reporting agency, defined--division reports to agencies of delinquent support--duties of division--notice, when.
- 454.513. Attorney representation exclusive--attorney/client relationship not to exist, when--notice to party not represented by attorney, when.
- 454.514. Lien on obligor's share of a decedent's estate, when, procedure--notice, contents, filed where--personal representative liable on bond for failure to pay--notice to lienholder or payo
- 454.515. Order for child support, lien on real estate, when, procedure--duration, priority, revival, release, when.
- 454.516. Lien on motor vehicles, boats, motors, manufactured homes and trailers, when, procedure--notice, contents--registration of lien, restrictions, removal of lien--public sale, when--good faith p
- 454.517. Lien on workers' compensation, when, procedure--notice, contents--enforcement of lien--duties of director of workers' compensation.
- 454.518. Lien on law suits, claims or counterclaims, when, procedure--notice, contents--liability of persons making payment or settlement after notice--duties of clerk.
- 454.519. Lien on rights of action for personal injury or negligence, when, procedure--notice, contents--liability of persons making payment or settlement after notice.
- 454.520. Delinquent child support and maintenance, interest on, rate, how computed--execution for interest, when, procedure.
- 454.522. Subordination of liens, when.
- 454.525. Obligor, defined--conveyances of entirety, property set aside, when--hearing, presumption, burden of proving good faith.
- 454.528. Execution on jointly held property, when, procedure--obligor defined--parties to action--attorney's fees, assessed against whom.
- 454.530. Family support payment center established by the division for child support orders--disbursement of child support--business day, defined--electronic funds transfer system.
- 454.531. Recovery of erroneously paid child support, procedures--penalty.
- 454.533. Family support trust fund established.
- 454.536. Records of payments and disbursements kept by division--clerks to certify records, when--non IV-D cases, procedure.
- 454.539. Admissibility of payment center records--certification by the director.
- 454.542. Compliance with subpoenas.
- 454.545. Rebuttable presumption for authenticity of certain judicial orders and documents.
- 454.548. Processing fee permitted, amount.
- 454.551. Certified or guaranteed check required, when--fee for insufficient funds checks, amount.
- 454.554. Notice to obligor, when--contempt motion filed, when.
- 454.557. Obligations not recorded in automated system, when.
- 454.559. Payments made to center upon request.
- 454.560. Endorsement of negotiable instruments, when.
- 454.565. Report to the general assembly, when.
- 454.600. Definitions.
- 454.603. Health benefit plan may be required--terms--order of coverage--liability for expenses not covered--abatement, termination of coverage.
- 454.606. Notice to employer or union, National Medical Support Notice to be used--notice, how delivered--division duties.
- 454.609. Notice to obligor, contents--grounds for contesting, hearing.
- 454.612. Written proof of obligor's compliance with order--forwarding to union or employer.
- 454.615. Employer or union to transfer order to group health plan--duties of plan administrator.
- 454.618. Enrolling of child as eligible dependent in health benefit plan, withholding of contributions--provision of information and authorization--denial or restriction of coverage, prohibited, when.
- 454.621. No change of coverage required.
- 454.624. Payment of benefit due, discharge from liability.
- 454.627. Termination of obligor's employment or coverage, notification of obligee.
- 454.630. Release of information.
- 454.633. Failure to maintain coverage, liability, effect--parents' joint liability for medical care--action to collect percentage.
- 454.636. Order of income withholding, priority--current obligation.
- 454.639. Collection and enforcement--remedies--modification.
- 454.642. Compliance by employer or union, discharge of liability--termination of order.
- 454.645. Discharge, discipline prohibited--rebuttable presumption--civil contempt proceeding authorized, procedure.
- 454.700. Insurer to permit enrollment, when--duties of employer--garnishment of income permitted, when.
- 454.800. Definitions.
- 454.802. Statewide automated steering committee appointed, qualifications.
- 454.804. Terms of committee--expenses.
- 454.806. Committee's duties and powers.
- 454.808. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
- 454.810. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 25 § A)
- 454.850. Definitions.
- 454.853. Tribunals in Missouri.
- 454.855. Remedies, cumulative.
- 454.857. Jurisdiction, extended personal jurisdiction.
- 454.860. Jurisdiction, evidence and discovery from a foreign state--conflict of laws.
- 454.862. Tribunal of this state may be initiating or responding tribunal.
- 454.865. Jurisdiction may be exercised, when--jurisdiction not proper, when.
- 454.867. Jurisdiction, proceedings involving a foreign tribunal, exclusive jurisdiction, modifications of orders, loss of exclusive jurisdiction, recognition of foreign jurisdiction, effect of tempora
- 454.869. Jurisdiction, proceedings involving a foreign tribunal, tribunal requests to enforce or modify support orders.
- 454.871. Jurisdiction, multiple support orders--which order recognized, procedure.
- 454.874. Jurisdiction, multiple registrations or petitions for support orders, manner of treatment.
- 454.877. Collections pursuant to order of foreign tribunal, credited, how.
- 454.880. Proceedings authorized, commencement of proceedings.
- 454.882. Minor, proceeding on behalf of.
- 454.885. Applicable law, choice of law.
- 454.887. Copies of petition and documents forwarded.
- 454.890. Receipt of petition by state tribunal, notification of petitioner, powers of court.
- 454.892. Receipt by inappropriate tribunal, petition and documents, forwarded, notification.
- 454.895. Proceeding, services provided by support enforcement agency.
- 454.897. Attorney general's order on neglect by support enforcement agency's duties.
- 454.900. Representation by counsel.
- 454.902. Division of child support enforcement is state information agency, duties.
- 454.905. Petitions, verification requirements.
- 454.907. Pleadings, nondisclosure of information.
- 454.910. Payment of fees and costs, attorney's fees.
- 454.912. Jurisdiction, personal, not obtained for another proceeding, immunity from service of process, when.
- 454.915. Parentage, previous determination, effect on defense of nonparentage.
- 454.917. Presence of petitioner for jurisdiction of tribunal, evidence admissible.
- 454.920. Inquiries between tribunals, communication means permitted.
- 454.922. Discovery, request of assistance between tribunals.
- 454.927. Disbursements, statement furnished.
- 454.930. Support orders issued, when, temporary child support order issued, when.
- 454.932. Income withholding order, issued in another state.
- 454.934. Income withholding orders, employer's duties.
- 454.936. Multiple orders to withhold support, compliance of employer, when.
- 454.938. Immunity from civil liability of employer for compliance.
- 454.941. Penalties for noncompliance of employer.
- 454.943. Validity of income withholding contested, procedure.
- 454.946. Foreign tribunal's order enforced, when, procedure.
- 454.948. Registration of a foreign tribunal's order required.
- 454.951. Procedure for registering a foreign tribunal's order.
- 454.953. Registration is complete and enforceable when.
- 454.956. Issuing state law governs--statute of limitations.
- 454.958. Notification of nonregistering party, procedure.
- 454.961. Nonregistering party's contest of a support order, procedure, effect.
- 454.963. Burden of proof, contest by nonregistering party.
- 454.966. Confirmation of registration.
- 454.968. Modifications of foreign tribunal's orders registered how, when.
- 454.971. Modifications of foreign tribunal's orders enforced, when.
- 454.973. Modification of an order issued in a foreign tribunal permitted, when.
- 454.976. Recognition of a foreign tribunal's modification of this state's order, when.
- 454.978. Jurisdiction for a child support proceeding.
- 454.981. Certified copy of a modification filed with issuing tribunal.
- 454.983. Determination of parentage--which tribunal.
- 454.986. Governor, defined, duties.
- 454.989. Surrender of a parent charged with failure to provide support, procedure.
- 454.991. Construction and application of sections 454.850 to 454.997.
- 454.993. Citation of the uniform interstate family support act.
- 454.995. Severability.
- 454.997. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
- 454.999. Applicability of certain statutes.
- 454.1000. Definitions.
- 454.1003. Suspension of a professional or occupational license, when, procedure.
- 454.1005. Hearing to show cause for suspension of a license, procedure.
- 454.1008. Licensing authority's responsibilities upon receipt of a suspension order.
- 454.1010. Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure--reinstatement fee required, when.
- 454.1013. Termination of an order of suspension, when--new termination order may be issued, when.
- 454.1015. Fee charged by licensing authority for administrative costs permitted.
- 454.1018. Rules--promulgated by the division.
- 454.1020. Standards for licensure information provided to the division, method, contents.
- 454.1023. List of licensed attorneys to be provided to division, when--arrearages reported to supreme court clerk.
- 454.1025. Request for rules for suspension or sanctioning of law license, when.
- 454.1027. Hunting and fishing license sanctions--department of conservation.
- 454.1029. No suspension of licenses while obligor honors the support agreement.
- 454.1031. Penalties for denial or interference with visitation or custody.