It's possible to request the court to waive child support arrears owed to the other parent. Both parents must agree on how the arrears are settled, such as by paying only part of the total amount and waiving the remaining balance.
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.
A child support obligation terminates upon the following: The child dies, The child marries, The child enters active military duty, The child becomes self-supporting and the custodial parent has relinquished parental control,
It's important to remember that while parents cannot waive child support obligations entirely, they do have the right to request modifications through the Missouri Family Support Division (FSD).
It's possible to request the court to waive child support arrears owed to the other parent. Both parents must agree on how the arrears are settled, such as by paying only part of the total amount and waiving the remaining balance.
In an effort to standardize outcomes amongst varying courts and Judges, the new Form 14 has removed the discretionary nature of the previous Form, and has established 18 separate and distinct overnight visitation credit thresholds, with credits ranging from 0% when the non-primary custodial parent had less than 36 ...
In the 2023 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that changed the law regarding child custody. Under the new law that goes into effect August 28, 2023, a divorce court must apply a “rebuttable presumption” that an award of equal time or approximately equal time is in the children's best interests.