Receipt and disbursement of payments
A government agency that handles child support in Missouri must quickly send out any support payments it receives, following what the court order says. If the parent who pays, the parent who receives, and the child all live somewhere other than Missouri, Missouri can redirect the payments to wherever the receiving parent is getting help, and notify the paying parent's employer. Any agency keeping records of these payments must provide official written proof of payment history when asked.
454.1602. Receipt and of payments. — (a) A or of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received a , as directed by the . The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a by the of the amounts and dates of all payments received.
(b) If neither the , nor the who is an individual, nor the child resides in this state, upon request from the support enforcement agency of this state or another state, a tribunal of this state shall:
(1) direct that the support payment be made to the support enforcement agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services; and
(2) and send to the obligor's employer a or an notice of change of , reflecting the redirected payments.
(c) The support enforcement agency of this state receiving redirected payments from another state pursuant to a law similar to (b) shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amount and dates of all payments received.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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