DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
Bills Indexed by Subject
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

: Changes the laws regarding orders of protection

: Adds cases dealing with the placement of a child in adoption and foster care to the types of cases given priority for expedited proceedings

: Allows for virtual visitation with a child for the noncustodial parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the other parent

: Increases the surcharge in domestic relations cases for court-appointed special advocate programs and allows individual counties to authorize additional surcharges on these cases

: Increases the surcharge in domestic relations cases for court-appointed special advocate programs and allows individual counties to authorize additional surcharges on these cases

: Changes the laws regarding domestic violence and orders of protection and allows a law enforcement officer to remove any firearm found at the scene of an alleged act of domestic violence

: Allows a law enforcement officer to remove any firearm found at the scene of an alleged act of domestic violence

: Allows circuit courts to establish criminal nonsupport divisions to handle nonviolent criminal nonsupport cases and establishes a Criminal Nonsupport Divisions Coordinating Commission and a resources fund

: Abolishes the Committee for Professional Counselors and the State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists and combines the two to become the Board of Counselors and Therapists with a new fund

: Prohibits any person who commits the crime of nonsupport of a spouse or child from being admitted on an excursion gambling boat or casino until the arrearage is satisfied

: Allows a temporary exemption from the proof of lawful presence requirement when victims of domestic violence apply for a driver's license or instruction permit

: Makes the necessary statutory changes based on the transfer of the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Prohibits certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or a child care facility unless they are a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child attending the school or child care facility

: Creates the Guardian Ad Litem Fund for the purpose of compensating court-appointed guardians ad litem

: Abolishes the Committee for Professional Counselors and State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists by combining and creating the Board of Counselors and Therapists

: Designates the third week in September as "Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week"

: Requires a court that does not award joint physical custody of a child when requested by a parent to make a statement with findings of fact and conclusions as to why it is not in the best interest of the child

: Authorizes an enhanced punishment of up to 10 more years for certain crimes committed against a child younger than 14 years of age by a person responsible for the child's welfare

: Changes the laws regarding orders of protection

: Makes the child support obligation for a child older than 18 years of age who is enrolled in and attends a post-secondary school program permissive rather than mandatory

: Allows the court to order alternative dispute resolution

: Changes the laws regarding voluntary termination of parental rights

: Increases the length of time a father has to establish paternity prior to an adoption from within 15 days to no later than 60 days after the birth of the child

: Establishes surcharges on domestic relations petitions to fund Missouri court-appointed special advocate programs

: Modifies requirements for continuing child support obligation for children over 18 years of age

: Modifies continuing child support obligation for children over eighteen years of age

: Modifies provisions regarding the termination of alimony and maintenance payments

: Transfers varies duties between state agencies

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Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:52 am