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The father ordered to pay just started working due to medical issues but only makes half of what ex (whom is primary) makes. He pays all childs expenses while at his home (buying clothes, food, etc), but court has ordered him to pay a quarter of what he makes a month all while trying to take care... View More 
answered on Sep 4, 2018
It sounds like you need to talk to an attorney about seeking a modification.
answered on Aug 22, 2018
Child support is based upon two things: how much each parent makes and would provide for the child if the parents were still together, and how much time each parent has the child in his or her care. If there is a significant difference in the parents' income, then even with 50/50 custody, one... View More
answered on Aug 20, 2018
Yes, you would submit a motion to modify, and after 30 days of service, a joint agreement.
answered on Aug 16, 2018
If she in not enrolled in college by October of this year, then you may have your child support terminated, if she does enroll in school of some kind, then you must continue paying child support until she either drops out, graduates, or turns 21.
Child support payer has 2 other children in current home with them
answered on Aug 8, 2018
In Missouri, a court would determine the presumed amount of child support by entering information on a Form 14 worksheet. There is information missing from your question that would be needed in order to determine the amount of child support.
For example, in some situations the child... View More
The custodial parent and I have been together since a month and a half after our agreement was set. We are both our names on the lease in our home. The agreement is set that I only get visitation twice a week and it must be supervised. Since living together that agreement has not been followed. I... View More
answered on Jul 25, 2018
Under those circumstances, you definitely qualify for joint custody. Talk to an attorney local to you about seeking a modification to reflect your current circumstances.
I pay child support every month for my two kids and she's been asking me to pay their cell phone bills also or shell have my number blocked on them. I feel this is what child support is for and cell phones are not a neccecity. Even so, she's threatening to have my child support payments raised.
answered on Jul 16, 2018
Often, I advocate that cell phone bills and similar expenses are items that are covered under child support. Sometimes other attorneys or judges have different opinions. When calculating child support, those types of expenses need to be discussed and included as an additional expense or as part of... View More
He is now taking me to court for conference settlement which we have agreed on already. He is now saying if I don’t cancel child support it will drop down. Is this true that his lawyer can change the price of child support?
answered on Jul 13, 2018
They have to first demonstrate that the current order is too difficult for him to reasonably make.
My child has moved in with me full time. What do I do since the other parent says I still have to pay child support. Here in MO.
answered on Jul 9, 2018
You need to file a modification based upon a change in the child's residential custody to terminate the current child support order. Contact an attorney local to you to assist you.
It was court ordered and it is taken out of his check monthly
answered on Jul 5, 2018
Yes, you can contact the court and request that the court abate his payments, or tell them that the payments are being made directly.
I haven’t seen my daughter for 3 years and we have a court order papers for when I’m supposed to see her. She won’t let Me see her. We live in the same town but she’s not allowed to look or talk to me. If I even look at the driving my by in town they flip me off and follow me home. I... View More
answered on Jul 2, 2018
If you have court orders for visitation and mom is denying that time, then you should file a family access motion to reestablish your previously ordered visitation. You may even need to file a modification for custody based upon parental alienation with therapeutic family counseling to reestablish... View More
We never went i front of a judge and did any cusdody aggreement. I filed child support through court and they eventually started sending me payments.
We were never married.
He hasnt seen the kids in 6 months.
He is on the birth cirtificate.
Can i move out of... View More
answered on Jun 25, 2018
If you have never been to court, and have no custody agreement/orders in place; then you are the sole decision maker regarding the children and may move or go on vacation whenever you like.
My daughter died in 2004 from accident, she was never married but has a son, she lived with me before having an accident, and after being paralyzed, the child's father is on the birth certificate he never paid child support when my daughter died the order died also is what the state told me,... View More
answered on Jun 18, 2018
If he was never declared the legal father by a Court, he has no say over the child now. However, you should still obtain a guardianship over your grandson if you have not already, which will allow you to get a passport for him. When your grandson turns 18, he is the only one with access to the... View More
I have 50/50 custody of my 7 year old son with my ex wife. We exchange our son every Sunday. I am ordered by the court to pay child support. For the past 6-8 weeks she has been in the hospital. She did not notify me of this, but because we live in a small town, I find things out. One week was even... View More
answered on Jun 12, 2018
It would all depend on whether or not she is permanently unable to care for the child or if she will be able to make a sufficient recovery. If she is permanently unable to care for your son, then you have grounds for a modification, however if she is simply ill temporarily, then the court is... View More
for 2 yrs now. I cannot get any kind of legal help from legal services because of funds. Father does not provide any support instead the state helps me. Ex in violation of court order . Court order was done in Alabama and later transferred to Missouri. Child's father does not reside in either... View More
answered on Jun 1, 2018
You will need to seek a motion to relocate, and likely modify the current order. This shouldn't be too difficult if he has not been involved in the past two years. Talk to an attorney local to you about the motion to relocate.
This year I found out that my daughter's father has been working since 2000, has investment properties, co-owned several businesses, etc. He has all of it under an assumed name or family members. He has failed to pay child support since around 2007 and it was never paid in full or up to date.... View More
answered on May 7, 2018
This is going to be very fact dependent and rely on specific statutory language. You will need an attorney to assist you. At the very least, sit down to go over specifics as part of a consultation so you have a good idea of what to do next. Child Support Enforcement or an attorney may not be able... View More
She and the father have lived together over 18 years but were never married. She has no ownership in any of the father's assets.
answered on Apr 30, 2018
no, simply moving out of the house is not abandonment; now if she refuses or neglects to have contact with the children for over six months, then she will have abandoned the children.
We recently found out she is claiming to now have seizures and has filed for disability.
answered on Apr 30, 2018
Standard support obligations end when the child is 18 or 21 if still in school; so yes, the child support should end. The courts don't automatically keep track of a child's age, so you will need to contact child support enforcement and file for termination of support.
It is... View More
I am about 40k in debt due to child support. I have supervised visits(2-3hr drive) one hr a week from a 2007 court order. I can't afford to remodify custody or child support payments. It cost me over a $100 every week to see him in gas alone. I have to choose when i can see him b/c i might... View More
answered on Apr 23, 2018
You can't terminate your rights without someone else to take your place, like a step -parent adoption. However you may be able to modify the order to reflect a no contact, no support agreement. Such an order would not get rid of the arrears; you would still owe it, but it would get rid of... View More
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