New Missouri Child Support Guidelines in Effect as of July 1, 2017

July 3rd, 2017
Posted By
Mark A. Wortman

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 the lower and higher income levels
  • Changed schedule for calculating the overnight credit
  • New directions and comments for use, and new instructions for calculating support when a third party has been awarded custody
  • New method for calculating the line 5 basic support amount including a low income test
  • New Form 14

All child support orders entered after July 1, 2017 must comply with the new law, forms, and guidelines.

Categories: Child Support, Divorce, Financial Issues