HB2042

Provides that the court shall not order a parent to pay child support to the other parent for reasonable or necessary expenses of the child if the parents are awarded equal time with the child

Introduced·1/7/26
Introduced Text

Missouri HB2042 prohibits courts from ordering child support if parents have equal custody.

Missouri HB2042 amends child support laws to ensure that courts do not order one parent to pay child support to the other if both parents are awarded equal time with the child. This bill emphasizes the importance of frequent, continuing, and meaningful contact with both parents for the child's best interest. It also outlines various conditions under which child support obligations may be terminated, such as the child's emancipation, marriage, or reaching the age of twenty-one.

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Emerging Issues Committee
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History

May 15

House

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

Jan 8

House

Read Second Time (H)

Jan 7

House

Read First Time (H)