Bill > HB1775

This bill modifies provisions relating to the custody and support of children. Key provisions include: - Clarifying guidelines for calculating child support, including allowing for up to a 50% adjustment for joint physical custody arrangements. The bill also establishes a rebuttable presumption that the amount of child support calculated under the guidelines is correct. - Defining custody arrangements, including joint legal custody, joint physical custody, and third-party custody. The bill requires the court to consider various factors in determining the best custody arrangement for the child. - Prohibiting the court from awarding custody or visitation to a parent who has been convicted of certain sexual or child abuse offenses. - Allowing a parent to terminate their child support obligation in certain circumstances, such as when the child reaches age 21 or becomes emancipated. - Requiring the court to enforce visitation, custody, and child support orders in the same manner and allowing the court to modify or transfer custody in certain cases of noncompliance. - Providing a process for a parent to file a "family access motion" if custody or visitation is denied or interfered with, and authorizing the court to impose various remedies in such cases.

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https://www.house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1775&year=2022&code=R