This act amends Chapter 454, RSMo, Enforcement of Support Law, by adding 53 new sections entitled the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Section 454.865 outlines when a Missouri tribunal can exercise jurisdiction in the event a support petition is filed in Missouri after a comparable petition is filed in another state. Section 454.869 details when a Missouri tribunal can act as an initiating or responding tribunal to enforce or modify a support order. Section 454.932 requires a Missouri employer to honor an income withholding order issued by another state even though no petition has been filed in Missouri and the order has not been registered with a Missouri tribunal. Section 454.935 requires the Division of Child Support Enforcement to enforce a support order issued by another state even though the order has not been registered in Missouri.
Registration is complete when the order is filed with a Missouri tribunal.
A Missouri tribunal may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state. Authorizes the Governor or executive authority to demand the surrender or extradition of individuals who are charged criminally in Missouri.