Contest of registration or enforcement
When someone wants to fight a child support order that has been registered in Missouri, they have to prove at least one of these things: the court that made the order had no authority over them, the order was gotten by fraud, the order was already canceled or changed, the order is on hold while being appealed, Missouri law has a reason to block enforcement, some or all of the money has already been paid, the debt is too old to collect under the law, or the order in question is not the one that controls. If the person shows some proof of a defense, the court can pause enforcement while it looks into things more. If the person cannot prove any defense, the court confirms the order and it stands.
454.1650. of or . — (a) A contesting the or enforcement of a or seeking to the registration has the one or more of the following s:
(1) the lacked over the ;
(2) the was obtained by ;
(3) the order has been , , or by a later order;
(4) the issuing tribunal has the order pending ;
(5) there is a defense under the law of this state to the sought;
(6) full or partial payment has been made;
(7) the under section 454.1641 enforcement of some or all of the alleged ; or
(8) the alleged is not the controlling order.
(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under (a), a may enforcement of a registered support order, continue the to production of additional relevant evidence, and other orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support order may be enforced by all available under the law of this state.
(c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the shall issue an order confirming the order.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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