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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.542 - Compliance with subpoenas.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1999, see footnote
454.542. Compliance with subpoenas. —
If an employee of the division, a circuit clerk or an employee of the payment center is served
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with a subpoena, subpoena duces tecum or an order to produce records, the employee or clerk may comply with the subpoena or order by transmitting a certified copy of the record to the requesting party. No party shall offer such records into evidence in response to a subpoena pursuant to this section unless all other parties to the action have been served with copies of such records and certification at least seven days prior to the commencement of the trial. A copy of properly certified records shall be admissible as evidence in all court or administrative proceedings.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291)
Effective 7-01-99
*Word "serviced" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.545 - Rebuttable presumption for authenticity of certain judicial orders and documents.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1999, see footnote
454.545. Rebuttable presumption for authenticity of certain judicial orders and documents. —
1. A copy of a judicial order and other documents on file with the court which are transmitted, whether transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means, to the division shall be rebuttably presumed to be true and correct copies of the original document, and may be offered into evidence without authentication or verification in any hearing or proceeding pursuant to this chapter.
2. A person contesting the authenticity of the document may rebut the presumption with a certified copy. The clerk shall furnish the division with certified copies upon request and without charge.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291)
Effective 7-01-99
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.548 - Processing fee permitted, amount.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1999, see footnote
454.548. Processing fee permitted, amount. —
In addition to any fees imposed pursuant to section 454.425 and if allowed by federal law, the division may charge and collect a fee of ten dollars from support received through the payment center for each order for every year or portion of a year during which payments are received by the payment center. Such fee shall be used to reimburse the state for the costs associated with processing support payments.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291)
Effective 7-01-99
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.551 - Certified or guaranteed check required, when — fee for insufficient funds checks, amount.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1999, see footnote
454.551. Certified or guaranteed check required, when — fee for insufficient funds checks, amount. —
1. The division may require, after notice to the obligor, that any check paid to the payment center by the obligor must be certified or guaranteed for payment. An originator of a check other than a payor shall not be required to pay by certified or guaranteed check, unless an insufficient funds check is received and the provisions of this section have been followed.
2. In addition to any fees imposed pursuant to section 454.425, the payment center, when authorized by the division, or the state may charge a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars for processing an insufficient funds check as a reimbursement for the costs of processing such check, and may issue a notice to the originator of any such check that no further checks will be accepted unless the check is certified or guaranteed for payment. The division may collect the fee which shall be considered a support order for enforcement pursuant to this chapter.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291)
Effective 7-01-99
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.554 - Notice to obligor, when — contempt motion filed, when.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1999, see footnote
454.554. Notice to obligor, when — contempt motion filed, when. —
If not required by an existing order, the division or circuit clerk shall notify by first class mail any obligor under a support order, and an employer or other payor who has or will be withholding income to direct support payments to the payment center. The division shall file a copy of the notice with the court with jurisdiction over the support order. Any obligor, employer or other payor who receives notice to direct payments to the payment center and thereafter fails to direct payments to the payment center shall receive a second written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested. Failure to pay the payment center after a second notice shall be grounds for contempt and a motion for contempt may be filed in the county or city not within a county in which the support order is filed.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291)
Effective 7-01-99
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.557 - Obligations not recorded in automated system, when.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
454.557. Obligations not recorded in automated system, when. —
1. A current support obligation shall not be recorded in the records maintained in the automated child support system in the following cases:
(1) In a IV-D case with a support order pursuant to section 454.465 or 454.470 when the division determines that payments for current support are no longer due and should no longer be made to the payment center. The division shall notify by first class mail the obligor and obligee under the support orders that payments shall no longer be made to the payment center, and any withholding of income shall be terminated unless it is subsequently determined by the division or court having jurisdiction that payments will continue. The division's determination shall terminate the division's support order, but shall not terminate any obligation of support established by court order. The obligor and obligee may contest the decision of the division to terminate the division's support order by requesting a hearing within thirty days of the mailing of the notice provided pursuant to this section. The hearing shall comply with the provisions of section 454.475;
(2) In all cases with a support order entered by a court when the court that issued the support order terminates such order. The division shall also cease enforcing the order if no past support is due; or
(3) In all cases when the obligation of a parent to make child support payments is deemed terminated under subdivisions (1) to (4) of subsection 11 of section 452.340.
2. Nothing in this section shall affect or terminate the amount due for unpaid past support.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.559 - Payments made to center upon request.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1999, see footnote
454.559. Payments made to center upon request. —
The court shall order payments to be made to the payment center upon request of the division or attorneys representing the division.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291)
Effective 7-01-99
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.560 - Endorsement of negotiable instruments, when.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1999, see footnote
454.560. Endorsement of negotiable instruments, when. —
Payment on a support order to the payment center shall authorize the division to endorse a negotiable instrument payable to the obligee, the circuit clerk, the state or the state agency.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291)
Effective 7-01-99
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.565 - Report to the general assembly, when.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
454.565. Report to the general assembly, when. —
Beginning in 2000, the family support division shall report to the general assembly regarding the family support payment center by December 1, 2000, and by each December first thereafter. Such report shall include recommendations and an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the system.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 291, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.600 - Definitions.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
454.600. Definitions. —
As used in sections 454.600 to 454.645, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Court"
, any circuit court establishing a support obligation pursuant to an action under this chapter, chapter 210, chapter 211 or chapter 452;
(2)
"Director"
, the director of the family support division of the department of social services;
(3)
"Division"
, the family support division of the department of social services;
(4)
"Employer"
, any individual, organization, agency, business or corporation hiring an obligor for pay;
(5)
"Health benefit plan"
, any benefit plan or combination of plans providing medical or dental care or benefits through insurance or otherwise, including but not limited to, health service corporations, as defined in section 354.010; prepaid dental plans, as defined in section 354.700; health maintenance organization plans, as defined in section 354.400; and self-insurance plans, to the extent allowed by federal law;
(6)
"Minor child"
, a child for whom a support obligation exists under law;
(7)
"Obligee"
, a person to whom a duty of support is owed or a person, including any division of the department of social services, who has commenced a proceeding for enforcement of an alleged duty of support or for registration of a support order, regardless of whether the person to whom a duty of support is owed is a recipient of public assistance;
(8)
"Obligor"
, a person owing a duty of support or against whom a proceeding for the enforcement of a duty of support or registration of a support order is commenced;
(9)
"IV-D case"
, a case in which support rights have been assigned to the state of Missouri pursuant to section 208.040, or in which the family support division is providing support enforcement services pursuant to section 454.425.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.606 - Notice to employer or union, National Medical Support Notice to be used — notice, how delivered — division duties.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003, 2 histories
454.606. Notice to employer or union, National Medical Support Notice to be used — notice, how delivered — division duties. —
1. In all IV-D cases in which income withholding for child support is to be initiated on the effective date of the order pursuant to section 452.350 and section 454.505, respectively, the circuit clerk or division, as appropriate, shall send a notice to the employer or union of the parent who has been ordered to provide the health benefit plan coverage at the same time the support order withholding notice is issued. In cases in which the division enforces an order to obtain health benefit plan coverage, it also shall send a notice to the employer or union of the parent who has been ordered to provide the health benefit plan coverage.
2. The notice shall be sent to the employer or union either by regular mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested.
3. The division shall use the National Medical Support Notice required by 42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(19) and 45 C.F.R. Section 303.32 to enforce health benefit plan coverage under this chapter. All employers, unions, and plan administrators shall comply with the terms of the National Medical Support Notice, including the instructions therein, whether issued by the division or the IV-D agency of another state which appears regular on its face. The division shall:
(1) Transfer the National Medical Support Notice to an employer within two business days after the date of entry of an employee who is an obligor in a IV-D case in the state directory of new hires; and
(2) Promptly notify the appropriate employer or union if a current order for medical support for which the division is responsible is no longer in effect.
4. The notice issued by the circuit clerk shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The parent's name and Social Security number;
(2) A statement that the parent is required to provide and maintain health benefit plan coverage for a dependent minor child; and
(3) The name, date of birth, and Social Security number, if available, for each child.
5. The notice to withhold sufficient funds from the earnings due the obligor to cover employee contributions or premiums, when necessary to comply with the order to provide health benefit plan coverage, is binding on current and successor employers for current and subsequent periods of employment. Such notice shall continue until further notice by the court or division.
6. The withholding of health benefit plan employee contributions or premiums from income, if required to comply with the order, shall not be held in abeyance pending the outcome of any hearing provided pursuant to section 454.609.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 5, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al., A.L. 2003 S.B. 330)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.609 - Notice to obligor, contents — grounds for contesting, hearing.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
454.609. Notice to obligor, contents — grounds for contesting, hearing. —
1. At the same time an employer or union notice is sent pursuant to section 454.606, the circuit clerk or the division, as appropriate, shall send a notice to the obligor by any form of mail to the obligor's last known address. The information contained in that notice shall include:
(1) A statement that the parent has been directed to provide and maintain health benefit plan coverage for the benefit of a minor child;
(2) The name and date of birth of the minor child;
(3) A statement that the income withholding for health benefit coverage applies to current and subsequent periods of employment;
(4) A statement that the parent may within thirty days of the mailing date of the order or notice submit a written contest to the withholding on the grounds that the withholding is not proper because of mistake of fact or because the obligor provides other insurance that was obtained prior to issuance of the withholding order or notice that is comparable to the health benefit plan available through the employer or union or nonemployer or nonunion group;
(5) A statement that if the obligor contests the withholding, the obligor shall be afforded an opportunity to present his or her case to the court or the division within thirty days of receipt of the notice of contest;
(6) A statement of exemptions which may apply to limit the portion of the obligated party's disposable earnings which are subject to the withholding under federal or state law;
(7) The Social Security number of the obligor, if available;
(8) A statement that state law prohibits employers from retaliating against an obligor under an order to provide health benefit plan coverage and that the court or the division should be contacted if the obligor has been retaliated against by his or her employer as a result of the order for health benefit plan coverage.
2. The only grounds to contest a withholding order or notice for health benefit plan coverage sent to an employer or union shall be mistake of fact or that the obligor obtained other insurance prior to issuance of the withholding order or notice that is comparable to the health benefit plan available through the employer or union, or nonemployer or nonunion group. For purposes of sections 454.600 to 454.645,
"mistake of fact"
means an error as to the identity of the obligor.
3. If the obligor contests the withholding order or notice for health plan coverage because of mistake of fact or because the obligor obtained comparable insurance prior to issuance of the withholding order or notice, the court or the director shall hold a hearing, enter an order disposing of all issues disputed by the obligor and notify the obligated party of the determination and date, within forty-five days of the date of receipt of the obligated party's notice of contest.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 6, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.612 - Written proof of obligor's compliance with order — forwarding to union or employer.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.612. Written proof of obligor's compliance with order — forwarding to union or employer. —
1. In cases other than IV-D cases, the obligor shall provide to the obligee within thirty days of receipt of effective notice of a court order for health benefit plan coverage pursuant to sections 454.600 to 454.645 written proof of the obligor's compliance with that order.
Compliance
means either that the health benefit plan coverage has been obtained or that a correct and complete application for such coverage has been made.
2. The obligee shall forward a copy of the court order for health benefit plan coverage issued pursuant to sections 454.600 to 454.645 to the obligor's employer or union when ordered to do so by the court or when:
(1) The obligor fails to provide written proof of compliance with the court order to the obligee within thirty days of the obligor's receipt of effective written notice of the court order;
(2) The obligee serves by mail at the obligor's known post office address written notice on the obligor of the obligee's intent to enforce the order;
(3) The obligor fails to provide, within fifteen days after the date the obligee mailed the notice provided for in this section, written proof to the obligee that the obligor has obtained the health benefit plan coverage ordered by the court or has applied for such coverage; and
(4) The obligee files an affidavit with the circuit clerk alleging that the obligor failed to provide written proof of compliance after mailing the notice required by this section to the obligor.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 7)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.615 - Employer or union to transfer order to group health plan — duties of plan administrator.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
454.615. Employer or union to transfer order to group health plan — duties of plan administrator. —
1. Upon receipt of a court or administrative order, or notice, for health benefit plan coverage, the employer or union shall transfer the order or notice to the appropriate group health plan providing the health plan coverage for which the child is eligible, excluding any severable notice to withhold for health care coverage directing the employer or union to withhold any mandatory employee contribution to the plan, within twenty business days after the date of the order or notice.
2. Within forty business days after the date of the order or notice, the plan administrator shall:
(1) Notify the issuing agency whether coverage of the child is available under the terms of the plan and, if so, whether such child is covered under the plan and either the effective date of such coverage or, if necessary, any steps to be taken by the custodial parent or issuing agency to effectuate such coverage; and
(2) Provide to the custodial parent or issuing agency a description of the coverage available and any forms or documents necessary to effectuate such coverage.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 8, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.621 - No change of coverage required.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.621. No change of coverage required. —
No health benefit plan shall be required to change coverages provided as a result of sections 454.600 to 454.645. Nothing in sections 454.600 to 454.645 shall be construed as creating a regulatory authority over the business of insurance.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 10)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.624 - Payment of benefit due, discharge from liability.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.624. Payment of benefit due, discharge from liability. —
In the case of any claim submitted by the custodial parent for care provided to a minor child who is enrolled as an eligible dependent pursuant to an order or notice of health benefit plan coverage, the health benefit plan administrator or insurer shall, in the absence of an assignment of benefits to the health care provider with respect to such claim or proof of payment by the noncustodial parent, pay to the custodial parent any benefit due. The health benefit plan administrator or insurer shall be fully discharged from any and all liability on the claim to the extent of such payments to the custodial parent.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 11)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.627 - Termination of obligor's employment or coverage, notification of obligee.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
454.627. Termination of obligor's employment or coverage, notification of obligee. —
When an order for health benefit plan coverage pursuant to sections 454.600 to 454.645 is in effect, upon termination of the obligor's employment, or upon termination of the health benefit plan coverage, the employer, union or health benefit plan administrator, as appropriate, shall make a good faith effort to notify the obligee, or in IV-D cases, the division, within ten days of the termination date with notice of continuation or conversion privileges. In addition, in IV-D cases, upon termination of the obligor's employment, the employer shall promptly notify the division or IV-D agency of another state, as applicable, of the obligor's last known address and the name and address of the obligor's new employer, if known.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 12, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.630 - Release of information.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.630. Release of information. —
When an order for health benefit plan coverage pursuant to sections 454.600 to 454.645 is in effect, the obligor's employer or union shall
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release to the division or obligee, upon request, information on such coverage, including the name of the administrator or insurer.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 13)
Effective 5-26-93
*Word "shall" does not appear in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.633 - Failure to maintain coverage, liability, effect — parents' joint liability for medical care — action to collect percentage.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.633. Failure to maintain coverage, liability, effect — parents' joint liability for medical care — action to collect percentage. —
1. An obligor who fails to maintain the health benefit plan coverage for the benefit of a minor child as ordered pursuant to sections 454.600 to 454.645 shall be liable to the obligee or to the state of Missouri for any medical and dental expenses or health benefit plan employee contributions or premiums incurred or paid by the obligee or the state, from the date of the court or administrative order.
2. Proof of failure to maintain health benefit plan coverage as ordered constitutes a showing of increased need by the obligee and provides a basis for an increase of the obligor's child support order.
3. As between a health care provider and the parents of a child, the parents shall be jointly and severally liable to the provider for the reasonable costs of the child's necessary medical care. As between parents, responsibility for the child's care expenses that are not covered by a health benefit plan may be equitably apportioned between the parents by the court or the division, in percentage shares based on their income, or based on a written agreement of the parties. If the order or agreement fails to designate the shares applicable to the parents, then each parent shall be liable for fifty percent of such expenses.
4. The director is hereby authorized to bring an action in circuit court on behalf of the custodial parent to collect from the obligor the appropriate percentage share of medical care expenses which were paid by the obligee and were not covered by a health care benefit plan.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 14)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.636 - Order of income withholding, priority — current obligation.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.636. Order of income withholding, priority — current obligation. —
1. An order of income withholding for health benefit plan coverage shall have priority over all other legal processes under state law against money, income or periodic earnings of the noncustodial parent except an order of income withholding for current child support.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 452.350 and section 454.505, or any other provision of law to the contrary, the amount contained in an order of income withholding for health benefit plan coverage issued pursuant to sections 454.600 to 454.645, shall be considered a current child support obligation for purposes of applying the limitations contained in the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. 1673(b), and shall run concurrently with orders issued pursuant to section 452.350 and section 454.505. However, when concurrently running wage withholding processes for the collection of support obligations, including an order for health benefit plan coverage, cause the amounts withheld from the obligor to exceed applicable wage withholding limitations, the employer shall not include the amount contained in the order of income withholding for health benefit plan coverage in determining the pro rata distribution, and shall not withhold any amount for health benefit plan coverage from an employee's wages.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 15)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.639 - Collection and enforcement — remedies — modification.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.639. Collection and enforcement — remedies — modification. —
All remedies available for collection and enforcement of child support apply to medical support ordered pursuant to sections 454.600 to 454.645. The remedies established by sections 454.600 to 454.645 are in addition to and not in substitution for other remedies provided by law and apply without regard to when the order was entered. Either parent or the division may initiate modification proceedings to seek the addition of a provision for health benefit plan coverage to an existing court or administrative order, notwithstanding the requirement under this chapter, chapters 210, 211, and 452 to allege or prove a substantial and continuing change in circumstances.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 16)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.642 - Compliance by employer or union, discharge of liability — termination of order.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.642. Compliance by employer or union, discharge of liability — termination of order. —
1. Compliance by an employer or union with the order for health benefit plan coverage operates as a discharge of liability to the obligor as to any part of the obligor's periodic earnings or other income so affected.
2. The court or the director, upon motion of the obligor and for good cause shown, may terminate the respective judicial or administrative order for health benefit plan coverage.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 17)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.645 - Discharge, discipline prohibited — rebuttable presumption — civil contempt proceeding authorized, procedure.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 26 May 1993, see footnote
454.645. Discharge, discipline prohibited — rebuttable presumption — civil contempt proceeding authorized, procedure. —
1. An employer shall not discharge or otherwise discipline, or refuse to hire, an employee as a result of an order or notice issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 454.600 to 454.645. If any such employee is discharged within thirty days of the date upon which an order for health benefit plan coverage is to take effect, there shall arise a rebuttable presumption that such discharge was a result of such order. This presumption shall be overcome only by clear, cogent and convincing evidence produced by the employer that the employee was not terminated because of the order.
2. Any obligor who is aggrieved as a result of a violation of this section may bring a civil contempt proceeding against the employer by filing an appropriate motion in the cause of action from which the order for health benefit plan coverage was issued. The director is also authorized to bring an action in circuit court to determine whether there has been a wrongful discharge or discipline under this section.
3. In either action cited above, if the court finds that the employer discharged, disciplined, or refused to hire the obligated parent as a result of the order or notice, the court may order the employer to reinstate or hire the obligor, or rescind any wrongful disciplinary action. Further, the court may enter judgment against the employer for the back wages, costs, attorney's fees, and for the amount of health benefit plan employee or employer contributions or premiums and child support which should have been withheld and paid over by the employer during the period of time the employee was wrongfully discharged. If, after the entry of such an order, the employer refuses without good cause to comply with the court's order, or if the employer fails to comply with the health benefit plan coverage notice, the court may, after notice to the employer and a hearing, impose a fine against the employer, not to exceed five hundred dollars.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 18)
Effective 5-26-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.849 - Effective date of repeal of act.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 15 Jun 2016, 2 histories, see footnote
454.849. Effective date of repeal of act. —
The repeal of sections 454.850 to 454.999 shall become effective June 15, 2016.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 260 § B, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1550 merged with S.B. 905 & 992)
Effective 6-15-16 (S.B. 905 & 992); 8-28-16 (H.B. 1550)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1003 - Suspension of a professional or occupational license, when, procedure.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
454.1003. Suspension of a professional or occupational license, when, procedure. —
1. A court or the director of the family support division may issue an order, or in the case of a business, professional or occupational license, only a court may issue an order, suspending an obligor's license and ordering the obligor to refrain from engaging in a licensed activity in the following cases:
(1) When the obligor is not making child support payments in accordance with a support order and owes an arrearage in an amount greater than or equal to three months support payments or two thousand five hundred dollars, whichever is less, as of the date of service of a notice of intent to suspend such license; or
(2) When the obligor or any other person, after receiving appropriate notice, fails to comply with a subpoena of a court or the director concerning actions relating to the establishment of paternity, or to the establishment, modification or enforcement of support orders, or order of the director for genetic testing.
2. In any case but a IV-D case, upon the petition of an obligee alleging the existence of an arrearage, a court with jurisdiction over the support order may issue a notice of intent to suspend a license. In a IV-D case, the director, or a court at the request of the director, may issue a notice of intent to suspend.
3. The notice of intent to suspend a license shall be served on the obligor personally or by certified mail. If the proposed suspension of license is based on the obligor's support arrearage, the notice shall state that the obligor's license shall be suspended sixty days after service unless, within such time, the obligor:
(1) Pays the entire arrearage stated in the notice;
(2) Enters into and complies with a payment plan approved by the court or the division; or
(3) Requests a hearing before the court or the director.
4. In a IV-D case, the notice shall advise the obligor that hearings are subject to the contested case provisions of chapter 536.
5. If the proposed suspension of license is based on the alleged failure to comply with a subpoena relating to paternity or a child support proceeding, or order of the director for genetic testing, the notice of intent to suspend shall inform the person that such person's license shall be suspended sixty days after service, unless the person complies with the subpoena or order.
6. If the obligor fails to comply with the terms of repayment agreement, a court or the division may issue a notice of intent to suspend the obligor's license.
7. In addition to the actions to suspend or withhold licenses pursuant to this chapter, a court or the director of the family support division may restrict such licenses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al., A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1008 - Licensing authority's responsibilities upon receipt of a suspension order.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
454.1008. Licensing authority's responsibilities upon receipt of a suspension order. —
1. Upon receipt of an order suspending a license, a licensing authority shall:
(1) Determine if the licensing authority has issued a license to the obligor whose name appears on the order;
(2) Enter the suspension as effective from the date of the order issued by the court or division;
(3) Issue the notice of the suspension to the licensee; and
(4) If required by law, demand surrender of the suspended license.
2. An order issued by a court or the director suspending a license shall be processed by the licensing authority without any additional review or hearing by such licensing authority.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law regarding the suspension, revocation, denial, termination or renewal of a license to the contrary, an order issued by a court or the director suspending a license shall be implemented by the licensing authority and continue until the court or division advises the licensing authority that such suspension has been stayed or terminated. The obligor may not appeal the suspension of a license pursuant to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025 pursuant to any other law, including, but not limited to, section 302.311. The exclusive procedure for appeal is provided in sections 454.1000 to 454.1025.
4. If a license is suspended, any funds paid by the obligor to the licensing authority for costs related to issuance, renewal or maintenance of a license shall not be refunded to the obligor.
5. Unless acting pursuant to an order of a court or the director which stays the suspension of a license, an obligor who continues to engage in the business, occupation, profession or other licensed activity while the license is suspended pursuant to this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, unless a penalty is otherwise provided. The division or the licensing authority may refer the obligor to the appropriate prosecuting or circuit attorney or the attorney general for prosecution pursuant to this section in addition to any other remedy provided by law for engaging in a licensed activity without a license or while a license is suspended.
6. The licensing authority shall be exempt from liability to the licensee for activities conducted pursuant to this section.
7. The licensing authority shall not modify, remand, reverse, vacate or stay an order of the court or director suspending a license.
8. If the license suspended is a driver's license, the obligor shall have no rights pursuant to section 302.311.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1010 - Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure — reinstatement fee required, when.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
454.1010. Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure — reinstatement fee required, when. —
1. An obligor may, at any time, petition a court or the director for an order to stay the suspension of a license. Any petition seeking to stay an order of the director shall be served on the director.
2. The court or director may consider the obligor's petition for a stay separately from any determination on the suspension of a license.
3. The court, but not the director, may stay suspension of a license upon a showing that a suspension or continued suspension of a license would create a significant hardship to the obligor, the obligor's employees, any legal dependents residing in the obligor's household, or persons, businesses or other entities served by the obligor.
4. The court or director may stay suspension of a license upon entry of a payment plan or receipt of adequate assurance that the obligor shall comply with an existing payment plan.
5. A stay shall terminate if:
(1) A court determines that the significant hardship circumstance pursuant to subsection 3 of this section has ended;
(2) The court or division determines that the obligor has failed to abide by the terms and conditions of a payment plan; or
(3) The order staying suspension of a license has a termination date and such date has been reached.
6. If the licensing authority is notified of an order suspending a license, the court or division shall send a copy of any order staying or reimposing suspension of the license to the licensing authority and the obligor by certified mail.
7. Upon receipt of an order staying or reimposing suspension of the license, the licensing authority shall:
(1) Enter the information on appropriate records;
(2) Issue notice of the action to the licensee; and
(3) If required by law, demand surrender of the suspended license or return the reinstated license.
8. No additional action by the licensing authority shall be required to implement a stay or reinstatement of suspension of a license.
9. This section shall be the exclusive remedy for the obligor to obtain an order staying suspension of a license pursuant to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025. Any other provisions providing for the issuance of hardship licenses, including, but not limited to, those provided in section 302.309, do not apply to suspensions pursuant to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025.
10. No person shall be required to file proof of financial responsibility with the department of revenue as a condition of reinstatement of a driver's license suspended solely pursuant to the provisions of sections 454.1000 to 454.1025.
11. Any person whose license to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended pursuant to this section shall, before having the license reinstated, pay to the director of revenue a reinstatement fee of twenty dollars.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1013 - Termination of an order of suspension, when — new termination order may be issued, when.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
454.1013. Termination of an order of suspension, when — new termination order may be issued, when. —
1. If a court or the division determines that an arrearage has been paid in full, or the obligor has complied with the subpoena or order of the director, the court or division shall terminate the order suspending the license and immediately send a copy of the order terminating the suspension of the license to the licensing authority and the obligor by certified mail.
2. Entry of an order terminating suspension of a license shall not prevent a court or the director from issuing a new order suspending the license of the same obligor in the event of another arrearage.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1015 - Fee charged by licensing authority for administrative costs permitted.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
454.1015. Fee charged by licensing authority for administrative costs permitted. —
A licensing authority may charge the obligor a reasonable fee for the administrative costs incurred by such licensing authority in taking action against the obligor's license pursuant to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1018 - Rules — promulgated by the division.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
454.1018. Rules — promulgated by the division. —
The division shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of sections 454.1000 to 454.1025. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it is promulgated pursuant to section 536.024.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1020 - Standards for licensure information provided to the division, method, contents.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
454.1020. Standards for licensure information provided to the division, method, contents. —
1. Upon request by the division, all state licensing authorities subject to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025 shall provide specified information, on magnetic tape or other machine-readable form, to the division pursuant to the standards established by the division regarding applicants for licensure and all current licenses. Such information shall include the following, if available:
(1) Name;
(2) Address of record;
(3) Date of birth;
(4) Federal employer identification number or Social Security number;
(5) Type of license;
(6) Effective date of the license or renewal;
(7) Expiration date of the license; and
(8) Active or inactive status.
2. All licensing authorities not providing the information required by subsection 1 of this section shall, upon request by the division, provide such information in any readable format for any licensee of the licensing authority.
3. The provisions of this section shall, at no time, preclude the division from requesting the information provided by a licensing authority pursuant to section 454.440.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1023 - List of licensed attorneys to be provided to division, when — arrearages reported to supreme court clerk.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
454.1023. List of licensed attorneys to be provided to division, when — arrearages reported to supreme court clerk. —
The family support division is hereby authorized, pursuant to a cooperative agreement with the supreme court, to develop procedures which shall permit the clerk of the supreme court to furnish the division, at least once each year, with a list of persons currently licensed to practice law in this state. If any such person has an arrearage in an amount equal to or greater than three months of support payments or two thousand five hundred dollars, the division shall notify the clerk of the supreme court that such person has an arrearage.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXX - Domestic Relations › Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law › Section 454.1025 - Request for rules for suspension or sanctioning of law license, when.

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 454
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
454.1025. Request for rules for suspension or sanctioning of law license, when. —
By July 1, 1998, the supreme court is requested to have in effect a rule in accordance with 42 U.S.C. section 666(a)(16) which shall permit the suspension or other sanctioning of a law license for any person who owes an arrearage in an amount equal to or greater than three months of support payments or two thousand five hundred dollars, whichever first occurs.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-01-97