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The custodial parent may forgive or negotiate a settlement owed to that parent like any other debt. However any debt owed to the State cannot be settled or forgiven by the parties only by the State.

The state that submitted the case typically receives money from a tax refund offset within two to three weeks. If the tax refund offset is from a jointly filed tax return, the state may hold the money for up to six months before disbursing.

Child Support will use the information provided on the application to initiate a case. You will be sent a letter when the case is opened, providing you with contact information and a case number.To check the status of a submitted application, call (573) 556 3800.

Child Support will use the information provided on the application to initiate a case. You will be sent a letter when the case is opened, providing you with contact information and a case number.To check the status of a submitted application, call (573) 556 3800.

Generally, the child support obligation ends when the child dies, gets married, enters active duty in the military, becomes self-supporting, or turns 18 unless the child is physically or mentally incapacitated, or the child enrolls in a program of higher education.

You can check the status of your application by calling 800-392-1261.

Criminal prosecution is possible if a paying parent stops paying child support for 6 months within a twelve-month duration. Aggregate delinquency of more than $5,000 is a felony. Criminal nonsupport charges penalize the failure to pay, but they do not lead to a new order for payment, unlike a civil contempt order.

Under Missouri Revised Statute § 452.340, the obligation of a parent to make child support payments shall terminate when the child reaches age 18, unless the child is enrolled in an institution or vocational or higher education not later than October 1st following graduation from secondary school.

If a parent believes that a child support obligation should be terminated, he or she should write a letter to the local county FSD office, which can be found at the Missouri Child Support County Offices website. The letter should include the following: Parent's name, the other parent's name, and the child/ren names.

Missouri's child support laws differ from those of other states, in that child support obligations may continue well past high school. ... Once the child reaches age 21 or completes his or her education, whichever comes first, the child support obligation ends.