Title XXX — DOMESTIC RELATIONS

454.1000. Definitions. — As used in sections 454.1000 to 454.1025, the following terms mean: (1) "Arrearage", the amount created by a failure to provide: (a) Support to a child pursuant to an administrative or judicial support order; or (b) Support to a spouse if the judgment or …

454.1003. Suspension of a professional or occupational license, when, procedure. — 1. A court or the director of the family support division may issue an order, or in the case of a business, professional or occupational license, only a court may issue an order, suspending an obli…

454.1005. Hearing to show cause for suspension of a license, procedure. — 1. To show cause why suspension of a license may not be appropriate, the obligor shall request a hearing from the court or division that issued the notice of intent to suspend the license. The request shall…

454.1008. Licensing authority's responsibilities upon receipt of a suspension order. — 1. Upon receipt of an order suspending a license, a licensing authority shall: (1) Determine if the licensing authority has issued a license to the obligor whose name appears on the order; (2) …

454.1010. Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure — reinstatement fee required, when. — 1. An obligor may, at any time, petition a court or the director for an order to stay the suspension of a license. Any petition seeking to stay an order of the director shall be serv…

454.1013. Termination of an order of suspension, when — new termination order may be issued, when. — 1. If a court or the division determines that an arrearage has been paid in full, or the obligor has complied with the subpoena or order of the director, the court or division sha…

454.1015. Fee charged by licensing authority for administrative costs permitted. — A licensing authority may charge the obligor a reasonable fee for the administrative costs incurred by such licensing authority in taking action against the obligor's license pursuant to sections 4…

454.1018. Rules — promulgated by the division. — The division shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of sections 454.1000 to 454.1025. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unl…

454.1020. Standards for licensure information provided to the division, method, contents. — 1. Upon request by the division, all state licensing authorities subject to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025 shall provide specified information, on magnetic tape or other machine-readable fo…

454.1023. List of licensed attorneys to be provided to division, when — arrearages reported to supreme court clerk. — The family support division is hereby authorized, pursuant to a cooperative agreement with the supreme court, to develop procedures which shall permit the clerk o…

454.1025. Request for rules for suspension or sanctioning of law license, when. — By July 1, 1998, the supreme court is requested to have in effect a rule in accordance with 42 U.S.C. section 666(a)(16) which shall permit the suspension or other sanctioning of a law license for a…

454.1027. Hunting and fishing license sanctions — department of conservation. — Notwithstanding any provision of sections 454.1000 to 454.1027 to the contrary, the following procedures shall apply between the family support division and the department of conservation regarding th…

454.1029. No suspension of licenses while obligor honors the support agreement. — For obligors that have been making regular child support payments in accordance with an agreement entered into with the family support division, the license shall not be suspended while the obligor …

454.1031. Penalties for denial or interference with visitation or custody. — All penalties that apply to an obligor in sections 454.1000 to 454.1029 shall also apply to any person who has, without good cause as determined by a court with jurisdiction, denied or interfered with an…

454.1500. Short title. — This act, sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728

454.1503. Definitions. — In this act, sections 454.1500 to 454.1728: (1) "Child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support…

454.1506. State tribunal and support enforcement agency. — (a) The courts and the family support division are the tribunals of this state. (b) The family support division is the support enforcement agency of this state. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1…

454.1509. Remedies cumulative. — (a) Remedies provided by sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) Sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 do not: (1…

454.1512. Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. — (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677, and, as applicable, Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716, to a support proceeding involv…

454.1515. Basis for jurisdiction over nonresident. — (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conserv…

454.1518. Duration of personal jurisdiction. — Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclu…

454.1521. Initiating and responding tribunal of state. — Under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state…

454.1524. Simultaneous proceedings. — (a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (1) the petition or comparable pleadi…

454.1527. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support orders. — (a) A tribunal 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 t…

454.1530. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. — (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (1) the order if the…

454.1533. Determination of controlling child support order. — (a) If a proceeding is brought under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (b) If a proceeding is brought unde…

454.1536. Child support orders for two or more obligees. — In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issue…

454.1539. Credit for payments. — A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal…

454.1542. Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. — A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recogniz…

454.1545. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. — (a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence o…

454.1548. Proceedings under act. — (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, this article, sections 454.1548 to 454.1602, applies to all proceedings under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728. (b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may init…

454.1551. Proceeding by minor parent. — A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728

454.1554. Application of law of state. — Except as otherwise provided by sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a responding tribunal of this state shall: (1) apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise a…

454.1557. Duties of initiating tribunal. — (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents: (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcem…

454.1560. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. — (a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to subsection (b) of section 454.1548, it shall cause the petition or pleading to be file…

454.1563. Inappropriate tribunal. — If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner …

454.1566. Duties of support enforcement agency. — (a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728. (b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to…

454.1569. Duty of state official or agency. — (a) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under sections 454.1500 to 454.…

454.1572. Private counsel. — An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by sections 454.1500 to 454.1728. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728

454.1575. Duties of state information agency. — (a) The family support division within the department of social services is the state information agency under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728. (b) The state information agency shall: (1) compile and maintain a current list, including…

454.1578. Pleadings and accompanying documents. — (a) In a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign c…

454.1581. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. — If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must…

454.1584. Costs and fees. — (a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs, and necessary travel and othe…

454.1587. Limited immunity of petitioner. — (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer …

454.1590. Nonparentage as defense. — A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.172…

454.1593. Special rules of evidence and procedure. — (a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining…

454.1596. Communications between tribunals. — A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of t…

454.1599. Assistance with discovery. — A tribunal of this state may: (1) request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and (2) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this …

454.1602. Receipt and disbursement of payments. — (a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal …

454.1605. Establishment of support order. — (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (1) the individual see…