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New Form 14 Child Support Calculation Sheet Effective August 28, 2009
August 29th, 2009
The Missouri Supreme Court has issued an order repealing the prior Form 14 Presumed Child Support Calculation Sheet effective August 28, 2009., and adopting a new Form 14. The only change is that the dates of birth of the children are no longer to ap…
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New Missouri Paternity law signed by Governor takes effect August 28, 2009
July 8th, 2009
On July 7, 2009, Governor Jay Nixon signed into law senate bill number 141, which modifies Missouri’s paternity laws, effective August 28, 2009. The new law revises sections 210.826, and 210.828 and adds a new section 210.854, which will now allow…
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Missouri Legislature passes Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and eliminates requirement that social security numbers be included in family law pleadings and judgments
June 2nd, 2009
Newly passed legislation will finally enact the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act as of August 28, 2009. Missouri was one of only three states that had not yet enacted the UCCJEA. This act will replace the current Uniform Child C…
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Categories: Child Abuse, Child Support, Custody and Visitation, Divorce, Legal Proceedings, Modifications, Paternity
New 2009 Missouri Child Support Guidelines and Basic Support Schedule Now In Effect
January 5th, 2009
Missouri’s new 2009 child support guidelines and basic support schedule are now in effect, as of the beginning of the year. The changes and updates are summarized as follows Credit to paying parent for “other children in their custody …
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Missouri Child Support Guidelines and Case Law - Part 2 - Imputed Income
November 19th, 2008
What happens when a parent tries to avoid a child support obligation because they are not working or only have a small amount of income? Well, in the eyes of the Court, that parent will be treated as if they did have income sufficient to pay the chil…
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Domestic Support Obligations and Bankruptcy
October 29th, 2008
With so many people facing bankruptcy in the current climate, it may be good news to know (depending on which side you are on, of course) that the bankruptcy does not allow a person owing a domestic support obligation to use bankruptcy as a way to av…
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Missouri Child Support Guidelines and Case Law: Part 1 - Gross Income, Overtime, and Bonuses
October 23rd, 2008
For the purposes of calculating child support in Missouri, the Form 14 calculation is used. The starting point is the Gross Income of the parties. So, what does that include and what exactly does it mean? The following is a summary of the official co…
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New Missouri Child Support Guidelines Take Effect January 2009
October 10th, 2008
On October 8, 2009 the Supreme Court of Missouri issued an order repealing the current child support guidelines and the formula for calculating the child support amount (Civil Procedure Form 14); and ordered new child support guidelines to take effec…
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"Incomplete" Grades in College Later Completed With Passing Grades Do Not Terminate Child Support Obligation
July 18th, 2008
The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri has recently held that Incompletes, later completed with passing grades, count as college credit hours under statute determining continuation of child support obligation past the age…
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What California's Same Sex Marriage Law Means to Missourians
July 12th, 2008
As most people know, the California Supreme Court recently ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. So what does that mean for Missourians? In California, there were two statutes that said that a marriage is between…
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Mark A. Wortman
Mark A. Wortman is a Missouri family law attorney who handles only divorce and family law matters within the state. Due to this specialty, Mark Wortman has handled thousands of Missouri divorce and family cases and has practiced extensively in front… Read More
