New 2009 Missouri Child Support Guidelines and Basic Support Schedule Now In Effect
Missouri's new 2009 child support guidelines and basic support schedule are now in effect, as of the beginning of the year. The changes and updates are summarized as follows
- Credit to paying parent for "other children in their custody "means "other children primarily residing with that parent".
- There is an increase in the amount of income the custodial parent must make in order for the non-custodial parent to claim a credit for nights of overnight parenting time
- Definition of "split custody" means when one or more, but not all, of the children primarily reside with each of the parents
- One factor for consideration to deviate from the presumed amount of support based on income increases from $20,000 to $30,000
- Assumption that non-duplicated fixed expenditures percentage of the basic child support amount does not vary even with split custody
- Maximum credit for overnights on line 11 is 34%
- 2007 Child Care Tax Credit Table Incorporated
- Increase in Basic Support Amount schedule
- New Form 14
Links to New 2009 Missouri Child Support Laws
