Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law
Section 454.1584 - Costs and fees.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011
454.1584. Costs and fees. — (a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.
(b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency of either the initiating or responding state or foreign country, except as provided by other law. Attorney's fees may be taxed as costs, and may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs, and expenses.
(c) The tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable attorney's fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily for delay. In a proceeding under Article 6, sections 454.1632 to 454.1677, a hearing is presumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered support order is confirmed or enforced without change.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 260)
Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

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.