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MO Rev Stat § 210.836 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.836 - Evidence relating to paternity.

Effective - 15 Jul 1987   210.836. Evidence relating to paternity. — Evidence relating to paternity may include:  (1) Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and the alleged father during the possible time of conception of the child;  (2) An expert's opinion concerning the probability of the alleged father's paternity of the child based upon the duration of the mother's pregnancy;  (3) Blood test results, weighed in accordance with the evidence of the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity of the child;  (4) Medical or anthropological evidence relating to the alleged father's paternity of the child based on tests performed by experts; and  (5) All other evidence relevant to the issue of the paternity of the child. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 12)  Effective 7-15-87
MO Rev Stat § 210.838 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.838 - Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept.

Effective - 15 Jul 1987   210.838. Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept. — 1. If a pretrial hearing is conducted under section 210.832, the master conducting the hearing shall, on the basis of the information at the pretrial hearing, evaluate the probability of determining the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship in a trial and whether a judicial declaration of the relationship would be in the best interests of the child. On the basis of the evaluation, an appropriate recommendation for settlement shall be made to the parties, which may include either of the following:  (1) That the action be dismissed with or without prejudice; or  (2) That the alleged father voluntarily acknowledge his paternity of the child.  2. If the parties accept a recommendation made in accordance with subsection 1 of this section, judgment shall be entered accordingly.  3. If a party refuses to accept a recommendation made under subsection 1 of this section, and blood tests have not been taken, the court shall require the parties to submit to blood tests, if practicable. Thereafter, the master shall make an appropriate final recommendation. If a party refuses to accept the final recommendation, the action shall be set for trial.  4. The guardian ad litem may accept or refuse to accept a recommendation under this section.  5. The informal hearing may be terminated and the action set for trial if the master conducting the hearing finds it unlikely that all parties would accept a recommendation he might make under subsection 1 or 3 of this section. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 13)  Effective 7-15-87
MO Rev Stat § 210.842 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.842 - Costs.

Effective - 01 Jul 1997   210.842. Costs. — The court may enter judgment in the amount of the reasonable fees for counsel, experts, the child's guardian ad litem and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including blood tests, to be paid by the parties in such proportions and at such times as determined by the court, except that:  (1) No fees or costs shall be assessed to an indigent party as a condition precedent to blood tests; and  (2) No such costs, other than the costs of blood tests and any other fees or charges assessed pursuant to subsection 4 of section 210.834, shall be assessed to the state of Missouri or a political subdivision thereof. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 16, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361)  Effective 7-1-97
MO Rev Stat § 210.843 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.843 - Enforcement of judgment or order — payments to be made to circuit clerk or family support payment center — failure to comply, civil contempt.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   210.843. Enforcement of judgment or order — payments to be made to circuit clerk or family support payment center — failure to comply, civil contempt. — 1. If the existence of a parent and child relationship is declared, and a duty of support has been established pursuant to sections 210.817 to 210.852, the support obligation may be enforced in the same or in other appropriate proceedings by the mother, the child, the family support division, or any other public agency that has furnished or may furnish the reasonable expenses of pregnancy, confinement, education, support, or funeral, or by any other person, including a private agency, to the extent he or she has furnished or is furnishing these expenses.  2. The court shall order that support payments be made to the clerk of the circuit court as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to receive the payments, or where that person has assigned his or her support rights to the family support division under section 208.040 as trustee for remittance to the division, as long as the trusteeship remains in effect. Effective October 1, 1999, the court shall order support payments to be made to the family support payment center as required in section 454.530 as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to receive the payments.  3. Willful failure to obey any judgment or order of the court entered pursuant to this section is a civil contempt of court. Section 452.350 applies to support orders entered pursuant to this section, and all administrative and judicial remedies for the enforcements of judgments shall apply. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 17, A.L. 1999 S.B. 291, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 210.844 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.844 - Applicability of certain statutes.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   210.844. Applicability of certain statutes. — In a proceeding to determine the existence of the parent and child relationship brought under sections 454.850 to 454.997* or under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, the provisions of sections 210.817, 210.822, 210.823, 210.834, and 210.836 shall apply, but no other provisions of sections 210.818 through 210.852 shall apply. ­­-------- (L. 1998 S.B. 910, A.L. 2011 H.B. 260)  *Sections 454.850 to 454.999 were repealed by H.B. 1550 and S.B. 905 & 992, 2016.
MO Rev Stat § 210.845 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.845 - Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   210.845. Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden. — 1. The provisions of any decree respecting support may be modified only upon a showing of changed circumstances so substantial and continuing as to make the terms unreasonable. In a proceeding for modifications of any child support award, the court, in determining whether or not a substantial change in circumstances has occurred, shall consider all financial resources of both parties, including the extent to which the reasonable expenses of either party are, or should be, shared by a spouse or other person with whom he cohabits, and the earning capacity of a party who is not employed. If the application of the guidelines and criteria set forth in supreme court rule 88.01 to the financial circumstances of the parties would result in a change of child support from the existing amount by twenty percent or more, then a prima facie showing has been made of a change of circumstances so substantial and continuing as to make the present terms unreasonable.  2. When the party seeking modification has met the burden of proof set forth in subsection 1 of this section, the child support shall be determined in conformity with criteria set forth in supreme court rule 88.01. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 18, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253)
MO Rev Stat § 210.846 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.846 - Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   210.846. Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when. — Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, any hearing or trial held under sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding. All papers and records, other than the interlocutory or final judgment, pertaining to the action or proceeding, whether part of the permanent record of the court, are subject to inspection only by the prosecuting or circuit attorney or attorney under contract with the family support division or upon the consent of the court and all interested persons, or in exceptional cases only upon order of the court for good cause shown. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 19, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 210.847 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.847 - Grandparents liable for support payments for grandchildren, when — amount of support, relevant factors.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   210.847. Grandparents liable for support payments for grandchildren, when — amount of support, relevant factors. — 1. In any action to determine child support needs and obligations for a child whose alleged father is less than eighteen years old, the parents of the alleged father and the parents of the mother, if the mother is also less than eighteen years old, shall be made joint parties and may be jointly liable for the support ordered by the court to the child until both the father and the mother reach the age of eighteen years. The court shall, based on the needs of the child, determine the amount of child support, including in-kind support being provided, to be paid by the alleged father who is under eighteen years of age and the amount of such payment which shall be paid by the parents of the alleged father, which shall not exceed the amount of the standard of need of the state's public assistance plan for one person. The court shall, based on the needs of the child, determine the amount of child support, including in-kind support being provided, to be paid by the mother who is under eighteen years of age and the amount of such payment which shall be paid by the parents of the mother, which shall not exceed the amount of the standard of need of the state's public assistance plan for one person.  2. The amount of the support payments to be paid pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of section 210.841, except that in determining the amount to be paid by a father or mother less than eighteen years old or parent of such father or mother, the court shall also consider the following relevant facts:  (1) The standard of living and circumstances of the parents of the father less than eighteen years of age and the parents of the mother less than eighteen years of age;  (2) The relative financial means of the parents of the father less than eighteen years of age and the parents of the mother less than eighteen years of age; and  (3) The responsibility of the parents of the father less than eighteen years of age and the parents of the mother less than eighteen years of age for the support of other children.  3. The provisions of Missouri supreme court rule 88.01 shall not apply when a court determines the support obligation owed by the parents of a teen parent under eighteen years of age, pursuant to this section. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1547 & 961)
MO Rev Stat § 210.848 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.848 - Action to declare mother and child relationship.

Effective - 15 Jul 1987   210.848. Action to declare mother and child relationship. — Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as possible, the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 applicable to the father and child relationship apply to the mother and child relationship. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 20)  Effective 7-15-87
MO Rev Stat § 210.849 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.849 - Birth records.

Effective - 15 Jul 1987   210.849. Birth records. — Upon order of a court of this state or upon request of a court or authorized administrative agency of another state, the bureau shall prepare an amended birth certificate consistent with the findings of the court. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 21)  Effective 7-15-87
MO Rev Stat § 210.850 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.850 - Uniformity of application and construction.

Effective - 15 Jul 1987   210.850. Uniformity of application and construction. — The provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of sections 210.817 to 210.852 among the states enacting it. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 22)  Effective 7-15-87
MO Rev Stat § 210.851 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.851 - Citation of law.

Effective - 15 Jul 1987   210.851. Citation of law. — Sections 210.817 to 210.852 may be cited as the "Uniform Parentage Act". ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 23)  Effective 7-15-87
MO Rev Stat § 210.852 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.852 - Application to actions commenced prior to effective date.

Effective - 15 Jul 1987   210.852. Application to actions commenced prior to effective date. — Unless agreed to by the parties and the court, the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall not apply to proceedings to determine paternity commenced prior to July 15, 1987. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 24)  Effective 7-15-87
MO Rev Stat § 210.853 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.853 - Parenting plan in paternity actions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   210.853. Parenting plan in paternity actions. — Upon a finding of paternity by a court, the parties to a paternity action may submit, either separately or jointly, a parenting plan, as defined in section 452.310, regarding the child who is the subject of such paternity action. If a parenting plan is submitted, the court shall order a parenting plan for such child. If the court does not have proper jurisdiction, the court shall transfer the case to an appropriate court having jurisdiction on the matter. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al. § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 210.860 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.860 - Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   210.860. Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund. — 1. The governing body of any county or city not within a county may, after voter approval pursuant to this section, levy a tax not to exceed twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on taxable property in the county for the purpose of providing counseling, family support, and temporary residential services to persons eighteen years of age or less and those services described in section 210.861. The question shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the county or city not within a county at a county or state general, primary or special election upon the motion of the governing body of the county or city not within a county or upon the petition of eight percent of the qualified voters of the county determined on the basis of the number of votes cast for governor in such county or city not within a county at the last gubernatorial election held prior to the filing of the petition. The election officials of the county or city not within a county shall give legal notice as provided in chapter 115. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:   Shall ______ County (City) be authorized to levy a tax of ______ cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on taxable property in the county (city) for the purpose of establishing a community children's services fund for purposes of providing funds for counseling and related services to children and youth in the county (city) eighteen years of age or less and services which will promote healthy lifestyles among children and youth and strengthen families?    ☐ YES   ☐ NO    ­­If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall be levied and collected as otherwise provided by law. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not be levied unless and until the question is again submitted to the qualified voters of the county or city not within a county and a majority of such voters are in favor of such a tax, and not otherwise.  2. All revenues generated by the tax prescribed in this section shall be deposited in the county treasury or, in a city not within a county, to the board established by law to administer such fund to the credit of a special "Community Children's Services Fund" to accomplish the purposes set out herein and shall be used for no other purpose. Such fund shall be administered by and expended only upon approval by a board of directors, established pursuant to section 210.861. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 24, A.L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with H.B. 186 merged with S.B. 210 merged with S.B. 238)
MO Rev Stat § 210.865 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.865 - Information system, tracking of children by court and by certain state departments — information to be confidential, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2000   210.865. Information system, tracking of children by court and by certain state departments — information to be confidential, when. — The juvenile divisions of the circuit courts and the departments of social services, mental health, elementary and secondary education and health shall share information regarding individual children who have come into contact with, or been provided services by, the courts and such departments. The state courts administrator and the departments of social services, mental health, elementary and secondary education and health shall coordinate their information systems to allow for sharing of information regarding and tracking of individual children by the juvenile divisions of the circuit courts, the departments of social services, mental health, elementary and secondary education and health and school districts. All information received by a court, any department or any school district pursuant to this section shall remain subject to the same confidentiality requirements as are imposed on the department that originally collected the information. With regard to the information required to be shared pursuant to this section, the department of elementary and secondary education shall only share information on students who have committed an act which, if it had been committed by an adult, would be a misdemeanor or felony offense pursuant to the laws of Missouri, other states or the federal government. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 5, A.L. 2000 S.B. 944)
MO Rev Stat § 210.870 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.870 - Juvenile information governance commission created, members, duties, meetings, annual report.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   210.870. Juvenile information governance commission created, members, duties, meetings, annual report. — 1. There is hereby established the "Juvenile Information Governance Commission".  2. The commission shall be composed of the following members:  (1) The director of the department of mental health;  (2) The director of the department of health and senior services;  (3) The commissioner of education;  (4) The director of the department of social services;  (5) The director of the children's division of the department of social services;  (6) The director of the division of youth services of the department of social services;  (7) The state courts administrator;  (8) The superintendent of the highway patrol;  (9) The chief information officer of the office of information technology of the office of administration;  (10) One judge who hears juvenile cases in a circuit comprised of one county of the first classification, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;  (11) One judge who hears juvenile cases in a circuit comprised of more than one county, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;  (12) One juvenile officer representing a circuit comprised of one county of the first classification, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;  (13) One juvenile officer representing a circuit comprised of more than one county, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.  3. The commission shall authorize categories of information to be shared between executive agencies and juvenile and family divisions of the circuit courts pursuant to section 210.865. The commission shall provide vision, strategy, policy approval and oversight for development and implementation of agency, law enforcement and juvenile and family court information sharing. The commission may appoint subcommittees to address technical and policy issues associated with information sharing, communication, development and implementation.  4. The state courts administrator or a designee shall chair the commission.  5. The commission shall meet as determined by the chair but not less than semiannually. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.  6. No member of the commission shall receive compensation for the performance of duties associated with membership on the commission.  7. Official minutes of all commission meetings shall be prepared by the chair, distributed to the members and filed by the state courts administrator.  8. The commission shall, on January 1, 2002, and annually thereafter on January first of each succeeding year, transmit a report summarizing the commission's findings to the general assembly. ­­-------- (L. 2001 H.B. 236, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 210.875 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.875 - Children's services commission study, purpose.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   210.875. Children's services commission study, purpose. — 1. The Missouri children's services commission shall evaluate current state laws and policies that affect incarcerated parents and their children. The commission shall place particular emphasis on the areas of child custody and visitation.  2. The commission shall inform legislators and policy makers about the problems facing children of incarcerated parents and the value of coordinating penal policies and child welfare goals.  3. The commission may develop and recommend specific legislative proposals and propose state and local programs to respond to the needs of children of incarcerated parents including, but not limited to, alternative sentencing laws and the establishment of community-based care facilities to maintain custody in the incarcerated parent and to promote the welfare of such parent's children. ­­-------- (L. 1998 S.B. 720)