Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law
Section 454.1031 - Penalties for denial or interference with visitation or custody.

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXX - Domestic Relations

Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law

Section 454.390 - Enforcing a support order from another state, response to a request, contents of the request.

Section 454.395 - Forms for income withholding, liens and subpoenas.

Section 454.400 - Family support division established — duties, powers — rules, procedure.

Section 454.401 - Power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel witnesses and produce documents.

Section 454.402 - Equipment purchased by county for support enforcement to be property of county.

Section 454.403 - Social Security number required on all license, permit or certificate applications.

Section 454.405 - Enforcement of support obligations, counties to cooperate — agreements, contents, funding, cancellation — prosecuting attorneys, additional staff, funds.

Section 454.408 - Duties of the family support division.

Section 454.410 - Assignment of support rights, obligation to state, when.

Section 454.412 - State case registry established, records kept.

Section 454.413 - Filing with the state case registry, when.

Section 454.415 - Definitions — assignment of support rights to division, procedure — clerk of court or family support payment center made trustee, when, duties — termination of assignment, effect of.

Section 454.420 - Legal actions to establish or enforce support obligations, brought, by whom, procedure — assignment to division terminates, when, effect — money collected, where deposited.

Section 454.425 - Support enforcement services by division, when, for whom — fees, when allowed.

Section 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.

Section 454.432 - Circuit clerk, recording of credits for amounts not received, restrictions, credits on state debt for job training and education, conditions and restrictions.

Section 454.433 - Order of foreign courts, notification by division, duties of circuit clerk — clerk or family support payment center trustee, duty to keep records.

Section 454.435 - Prosecuting attorneys, cooperative or multiple county agreement, duties — other attorneys may prosecute, when.

Section 454.440 - Definitions — division may use parent locator service, when — financial entities to provide information, when, penalty for refusal, immunity — statement of absent parents, contents — prohibited acts, penalties — confidentiality of r...

Section 454.445 - Fees for certain actions and documents, division not required to pay.

Section 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, when, amount — depriving division of suppor...

Section 454.455 - Assignments by caretaker relatives, terminate, when, exceptions — caretaker relative defined.

Section 454.460 - Definitions.

Section 454.465 - State debt, defined, calculation — rights of division regarding state debts — service of process, procedure.

Section 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.

Section 454.472 - No suit maintained if child support is current.

Section 454.475 - Administrative hearing, procedure, effect on orders of social services — support, how determined — failure of parent to appear, result — judicial review — errors and vacation of orders.

Section 454.476 - Administrative orders may be issued, when — duties of director — hearing.

Section 454.478 - Summary of expenses required, when.

Section 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 services — defense of nonpaternity — decisio...

Section 454.490 - Orders entered by director, docketing of, effect.

Section 454.495 - Circuit clerk or family support payment center made trustee, when, duties — assignment, defined.

Section 454.496 - Motion to modify order, review — form of motion, service, procedure — effective, when — venue for judicial review of administrative order, procedure.

Section 454.498 - Director's duty to modify a child support order — automated methods used for eligibility for modification.

Section 454.500 - Modification of an administrative order, procedure, effect — relief from orders, when.

Section 454.501 - Support, courts, jurisdiction, effect of determinations.

Section 454.505 - Garnishment of wages, when, procedure, limitations — notice to employer, contents — employer, duties, liabilities — priorities — discharge of employee prohibited, when, penalties for — orders issued by another state, laws to govern.

Section 454.507 - Financial institutions, division may request information, when, fees — definitions — data match system — notice of lien, procedure — jointly owners — fees — immunity from liability, when.

Section 454.510 - Supreme court to provide rules for certain hearings.

Section 454.511 - Denial of a passport for child support arrearage, when — mistake of fact, defined.

Section 454.512 - Consumer reporting agency, defined — division reports to agencies of delinquent support — duties of division — notice, when.

Section 454.513 - Attorney representation exclusive — attorney/client relationship not to exist, when — notice to party not represented by attorney, when.

Section 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 payor required, when.

Section 454.515 - Order for child support, lien on real estate, when, procedure — duration, priority, revival, release, when.

Section 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 purchasers — child support lien databa...

Section 454.517 - Lien on workers' compensation, when, procedure — notice, contents — enforcement of lien — duties of director of workers' compensation — mistake of fact.

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 454.520 - Delinquent child support and maintenance, interest on, rate, how computed — execution for interest, when, procedure.

Section 454.522 - Subordination of liens, when.

Section 454.525 - Obligor, defined — conveyances of entirety, property set aside, when — hearing, presumption, burden of proving good faith.

Section 454.528 - Execution on jointly held property, when, procedure — obligor defined — parties to action — attorney's fees, assessed against whom.

Section 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.

Section 454.531 - Recovery of erroneously paid child support, procedures — penalty.

Section 454.533 - Family support trust fund established.

Section 454.536 - Records of payments and disbursements kept by division — clerks to certify records, when — non IV-D cases, procedure.

Section 454.539 - Admissibility of payment center records — certification by the director.

Section 454.542 - Compliance with subpoenas.

Section 454.545 - Rebuttable presumption for authenticity of certain judicial orders and documents.

Section 454.548 - Processing fee permitted, amount.

Section 454.551 - Certified or guaranteed check required, when — fee for insufficient funds checks, amount.

Section 454.554 - Notice to obligor, when — contempt motion filed, when.

Section 454.557 - Obligations not recorded in automated system, when.

Section 454.559 - Payments made to center upon request.

Section 454.560 - Endorsement of negotiable instruments, when.

Section 454.565 - Report to the general assembly, when.

Section 454.600 - Definitions.

Section 454.603 - Health benefit plan may be required — terms — order of coverage — liability for expenses not covered — abatement, termination of coverage.

Section 454.606 - Notice to employer or union, National Medical Support Notice to be used — notice, how delivered — division duties.

Section 454.609 - Notice to obligor, contents — grounds for contesting, hearing.

Section 454.612 - Written proof of obligor's compliance with order — forwarding to union or employer.

Section 454.615 - Employer or union to transfer order to group health plan — duties of plan administrator.

Section 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.

Section 454.621 - No change of coverage required.

Section 454.624 - Payment of benefit due, discharge from liability.

Section 454.627 - Termination of obligor's employment or coverage, notification of obligee.

Section 454.630 - Release of information.

Section 454.633 - Failure to maintain coverage, liability, effect — parents' joint liability for medical care — action to collect percentage.

Section 454.636 - Order of income withholding, priority — current obligation.

Section 454.639 - Collection and enforcement — remedies — modification.

Section 454.642 - Compliance by employer or union, discharge of liability — termination of order.

Section 454.645 - Discharge, discipline prohibited — rebuttable presumption — civil contempt proceeding authorized, procedure.

Section 454.700 - Insurer to permit enrollment, when — duties of employer — garnishment of income permitted, when.

Section 454.849 - Effective date of repeal of act.

Section 454.1000 - Definitions.

Section 454.1003 - Suspension of a professional or occupational license, when, procedure.

Section 454.1005 - Hearing to show cause for suspension of a license, procedure.

Section 454.1008 - Licensing authority's responsibilities upon receipt of a suspension order.

Section 454.1010 - Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure — reinstatement fee required, when.

Section 454.1013 - Termination of an order of suspension, when — new termination order may be issued, when.

Section 454.1015 - Fee charged by licensing authority for administrative costs permitted.

Section 454.1018 - Rules — promulgated by the division.

Section 454.1020 - Standards for licensure information provided to the division, method, contents.

Section 454.1023 - List of licensed attorneys to be provided to division, when — arrearages reported to supreme court clerk.

Section 454.1025 - Request for rules for suspension or sanctioning of law license, when.

Section 454.1027 - Hunting and fishing license sanctions — department of conservation.

Section 454.1029 - No suspension of licenses while obligor honors the support agreement.

Section 454.1031 - Penalties for denial or interference with visitation or custody.

Section 454.1500 - Short title.

Section 454.1503 - Definitions.

Section 454.1506 - State tribunal and support enforcement agency.

Section 454.1509 - Remedies cumulative.

Section 454.1512 - Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

Section 454.1515 - Basis for jurisdiction over nonresident.

Section 454.1518 - Duration of personal jurisdiction.

Section 454.1521 - Initiating and responding tribunal of state.

Section 454.1524 - Simultaneous proceedings.

Section 454.1527 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support orders.

Section 454.1530 - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.

Section 454.1533 - Determination of controlling child support order.

Section 454.1536 - Child support orders for two or more obligees.

Section 454.1539 - Credit for payments.

Section 454.1542 - Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.

Section 454.1545 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

Section 454.1548 - Proceedings under act.

Section 454.1551 - Proceeding by minor parent.

Section 454.1554 - Application of law of state.

Section 454.1557 - Duties of initiating tribunal.

Section 454.1560 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

Section 454.1563 - Inappropriate tribunal.

Section 454.1566 - Duties of support enforcement agency.

Section 454.1569 - Duty of state official or agency.

Section 454.1572 - Private counsel.

Section 454.1575 - Duties of state information agency.

Section 454.1578 - Pleadings and accompanying documents.

Section 454.1581 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.

Section 454.1584 - Costs and fees.

Section 454.1587 - Limited immunity of petitioner.

Section 454.1590 - Nonparentage as defense.

Section 454.1593 - Special rules of evidence and procedure.

Section 454.1596 - Communications between tribunals.

Section 454.1599 - Assistance with discovery.

Section 454.1602 - Receipt and disbursement of payments.

Section 454.1605 - Establishment of support order.

Section 454.1608 - Proceeding to determine parentage.

Section 454.1611 - Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state.

Section 454.1614 - Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state.

Section 454.1617 - Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders.

Section 454.1620 - Immunity from civil liability.

Section 454.1623 - Penalties for noncompliance.

Section 454.1626 - Contest by obligor.

Section 454.1629 - Administrative enforcement of orders.

Section 454.1632 - Registration of order for enforcement.

Section 454.1635 - Procedure to register order for enforcement.

Section 454.1638 - Effect of registration for enforcement.

Section 454.1641 - Choice of law.

Section 454.1644 - Notice of registration of order.

Section 454.1647 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.

Section 454.1650 - Contest of registration or enforcement.

Section 454.1653 - Confirmed order.

Section 454.1656 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.

Section 454.1659 - Effect of registration for modification.

Section 454.1662 - Modification of child support order of another state.

Section 454.1665 - Recognition of order modified in another state.

Section 454.1668 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.

Section 454.1671 - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.

Section 454.1674 - Jurisdiction to modify child support of foreign country.

Section 454.1677 - Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.

Section 454.1680 - Definitions.

Section 454.1683 - Applicability.

Section 454.1686 - Relationship of governmental entity to United States authority.

Section 454.1689 - Initiation by governmental entity of support proceeding under convention.

Section 454.1692 - Direct request.

Section 454.1695 - Registration of convention support order.

Section 454.1698 - Contest of registered convention support order.

Section 454.1701 - Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.

Section 454.1704 - Partial enforcement.

Section 454.1707 - Foreign support agreement.

Section 454.1710 - Modification of convention child support order.

Section 454.1713 - Personal information — limit on use.

Section 454.1716 - Record in original language — English translation.

Section 454.1719 - Grounds for rendition.

Section 454.1722 - Conditions of rendition.

Section 454.1725 - Uniformity of application and construction.

Section 454.1727 - Severability.

Section 454.1728 - Effective date.

Section 454.1730 - Applicability of certain state laws.