Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support orders
When a Missouri court creates a child support order, it stays in charge of changing that order as long as the person paying, the person receiving, or the child still lives in Missouri — or if both sides agree in writing or in court to keep Missouri in charge. Missouri loses that control if everyone involved agrees in writing to let another state take over, or if Missouri's order is no longer the main order being followed. If another state properly changes Missouri's child support order, Missouri recognizes that other state as now being in charge. A temporary support order does not give any court permanent control.
454.1527. to s. — (a) A of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the is the and:
(1) at the time of the of a request for this state is the residence of the , the individual , or the child for whose the is issued; or
(2) even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties in a or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise to modify its order.
(b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:
(1) all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or
(2) its order is not the controlling order.
(c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order the or a law substantially similar to that Act which modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.
(d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.
(e) A temporary support order issued or pending of a conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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