Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2008)
Bills Indexed by Subject
FAMILY LAW
HB 1316
--- Sponsor:
Davis, Cynthia L.
--- CoSponsor:
Dusenberg, Gary
- Declares a parent's right to make all health care and education
decisions for their minor children and allows for reimbursement of
property taxes for those who home school or attend a private school
HB 1357
--- Sponsor:
Flook, Tim
--- CoSponsor:
Cunningham, Jane
- 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
HB 1358
--- Sponsor:
Flook, Tim
--- CoSponsor:
Kraus, Will
- Establishes the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
Act
HB 1359
--- Sponsor:
Flook, Tim
--- CoSponsor:
Ruestman, Marilyn
- Establishes the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
HB 1360
--- Sponsor:
Flook, Tim
--- CoSponsor:
Jones, Timothy W.
- Changes the laws regarding the Interstate Family Support Act
HB 1572
--- Sponsor:
Franz, Ward
- Defines "unknown father" as it relates to adoption, guardianship, and
termination of parental rights and specifies that written consent is
not required from an unknown father to terminate parental rights
HB 1640
--- Sponsor:
Schoeller, Shane
--- CoSponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
- Establishes the Debbi Daniel Law which disallows court-ordered
adoption decrees or a adoptive parents' or adoptee's request for a new
birth certificate changing the name of a birth parent in an adoption
HB 1657
--- Sponsor:
Nance, Bob
--- CoSponsor:
Sander, Therese
- Adds as a factor in determining child custody whether a parent is
co-habitating or has overnight stays with an adult person who is not a
spouse, adult child, or relative of the parent
HB 1829
--- Sponsor:
Storch, Rachel
--- CoSponsor:
Pratt, Bryan
- Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Family Trust
HB 1899
--- Sponsor:
Harris, Belinda
- Removes the requirement that a court appoint a guardian ad litem or
advocate to represent a child victim after entry of an ex parte order
of protection and allows it to be at the court's discretion
HB 1900
--- Sponsor:
Harris, Belinda
- Changes the laws regarding the relocation of a child by a custodial
parent
HB 1944
--- Sponsor:
Harris, Belinda
--- CoSponsor:
Donnelly, Margaret
- Requires Social Security numbers collected in any application related
to marriage or dissolution of marriage or legal separation to be
forwarded to the appropriate state child support agency
HB 1989
--- Sponsor:
Baker, Brian
- Changes the laws regarding the termination of parental rights
HB 2322
--- Sponsor:
Hubbard, Rodney R.
- Allows a person against whom a judgment of paternity and support has
been entered to petition the circuit court to set aside the judgment
in the interest of justice based on certain facts
HB 2344
--- Sponsor:
Viebrock, James
- Changes the amount of child support arrearages that result in the
imposition of a lien blocking the issuance of certificate of ownership
for motor vehicles, boats, motors, manufactured homes, and trailers
HB 2389
--- Sponsor:
Roorda, Jeff
--- CoSponsor:
Schieffer, Ed
- Authorizes counties to assess a fee on all civil case filings by the
circuit court to provide funding to qualified nonprofit organizations
to implement a neutral site child custody exchange program
HB 2464
--- Sponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
--- CoSponsor:
Yaeger, Patricia
- Raises the age of a child at which the parent's obligation to pay
child support terminates and repeals provisions terminating child
support when certain children receive failing grades in college
HB 2476
--- Sponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
--- CoSponsor:
Funderburk, Doug
- Abolishes ex parte orders of protection
HB 2501
--- Sponsor:
Franz, Ward
- Changes the laws regarding protections for children and abuse victims
HB 2508
--- Sponsor:
Ruestman, Marilyn
--- CoSponsor:
Yates, Brian David
- Requires the state to make a good faith attempt to locate the
grandparents of a child for emergency placement and requires the
grandparents to be given first preference as foster parents
- SB 776
--- Sponsor:
Justus, Jolie L.
- Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
- SB 849
--- Sponsor:
Shoemyer, Wes
- Gives the Office of the Child Advocate authority to file findings or
reports to the juvenile court
- SB 1006
--- Sponsor:
Koster, Chris
- Modifies provisions on child care subsidies
- SB 1054
--- Sponsor:
Dempsey, Tom
- Modifies provisions relating to juvenile courts and juvenile court
jurisdiction
- SB 1132
--- Sponsor:
Days, Rita D.
- Allows adopted persons eighteen and over to obtain copies of their
original birth certificate under certain circumstances
- SB 1147
--- Sponsor:
Koster, Chris
- Modifies the law on the establishment of paternity
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