When a child support order gets changed, the person who got it changed has 30 days to send a certified copy of the new order to the court that made the old order, and to any other court where the old order was on file. If that person does not do this, a court can punish them for it. However, not filing the copy does not make the new order invalid — it still counts and can still be enforced.
454.1671. Notice to of . — Within thirty days after of a , the obtaining the modification shall file a of the with the issuing tribunal that had over the earlier order, and in each in which the party knows the earlier order has been . A party who obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to by a tribunal in which the of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the or of the of the new tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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Definitions
RSMo 454.1680
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