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(a) Abandonment: the parent left the child without support, communication with the parent, and/or failed to visit the child. The petition requires at least a six month period of abandonment. There must be evidence to show the same conditions that led to the removal are still present.

This offense targets non-custodial parents who are significantly behind on their child support obligation. Criminal nonsupport is governed by Missouri Statute 568.040. It is possible for the police to arrest you for nonsupport if you stop paying for six months during the course of a twelve-month period.

The failure of a parent to support a minor child that the parent is legally obligated to support is a crime in the State of Missouri. Nonsupport may be charged as a felony if the obligated parent fails to pay six months within a twelve-month period or has accumulated an arrearage in excess of five thousand dollars.

When child support or spousal support is ordered in the signed judgement and the non-custodial parent is to pay support some payment are either paid direct to the Custodial parent or through the ?Family Support Payment Center (FSPC)? - PO Box 109002 - Jefferson City, MO 65110.

Form 14 Child Support Amount Calculation Worksheet: The Missouri Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (Form 14) estimates the child support obligation that a court may order a parent to pay toward supporting the child(ren) on a monthly basis.

Usually, a court will estimate that the cost of bringing up one child is $1000 a month, and the non-custodial parent's income is 66.6% of the parent's total combined income. Consequently, this means the non-custodial parent pays $666 per month in child support or even 66.6% of the whole child support obligation.