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This bill modifies provisions relating to child custody and child support enforcement. Key changes include: 1. Establishing a rebuttable presumption that equal or approximately equal parenting time for each parent is in the best interest of the child, which can be overcome by a preponderance of evidence. 2. Requiring courts to consider specific factors when determining child custody arrangements, including the parents' wishes, the child's needs, the parents' ability and willingness to care for the child, and the child's input. 3. Prohibiting courts from awarding custody or unsupervised visitation to a parent who has been convicted of certain felonies involving child victims. 4. Authorizing courts to order a parent who refuses to share information about the child's health, education, and welfare to comply and pay the other parent's associated costs. 5. Modifying the process for suspending a parent's license for failure to pay child support, requiring courts to consider the parent's ability to pay and other relevant factors before issuing a suspension order.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=44511