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

Summary

The bill amends Missouri law so that if a court awards both parents equal time with their child, it may not order one parent to pay the other for reasonable or necessary child expenses. It also creates new child‑support guidelines, allows a 50 % reduction in support for joint‑custody cases, and sets rules for abatement, termination, and education‑related support. The measure was introduced by Rep. Mike Costlow and failed to pass.

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