| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.280 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPROUDIE. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1287H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections452.305and452.310,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections |
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| 8 | 8 | | relatingtoajudgmentofdissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparation. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections452.305and452.310,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections452.305and452.310,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 452.305.1.Thecourtshallenterajudgmentofdissolutionofmarriageif: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)Thecourtfindsthatoneofthepartieshasbeenaresidentofthisstate,orisa |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3memberofthearmedserviceswhohasbeenstationedinthisstate,forninetydays |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4immediatelyprecedingthecommencementoftheproceedingandthatthirtydayshave |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5elapsedsincethefilingofthepetition;and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 (2)Thecourtfindsthatthereremainsnoreasonablelikelihoodthatthemarriagecan |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7bepreservedandthatthereforethemarriageisirretrievablybroken;and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 (3)Totheextentithasjurisdiction,thecourthasconsideredandmadeprovisionfor |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9childcustody,thesupportofeachchild,themaintenanceofeitherspouseandthedisposition |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10ofproperty. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 2.Thecourtshallenterajudgmentoflegalseparationif: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (1)Thecourtfindsthatoneofthepartieshasbeenaresidentofthisstate,orisa |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13memberofthearmedserviceswhohasbeenstationedinthisstate,forninetydays |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14immediatelyprecedingthecommencementoftheproceedingandthatthirtydayshave |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15elapsedsincethefilingofthepetition;and |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 (2)Thecourtfindsthatthereremainsareasonablelikelihoodthatthemarriagecanbe |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17preservedandthatthereforethemarriageisnotirretrievablybroken;and |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (3)Totheextentithasjurisdiction,thecourthasconsideredandmadeprovisionfor |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19thecustodyandthesupportofeachchild,themaintenanceofeitherspouseandthe |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20dispositionofproperty. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 3.Pregnancystatusshallnotpreventthecourtfromenteringajudgmentof |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22dissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparation. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 4.Anyjudgmentofdissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparationshallincludethelast |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24fourdigitsoftheSocialSecuritynumbersoftheparties.ThefullSocialSecuritynumberof |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25eachpartyandeachchildshallberetainedinthemannerrequiredundersection509.520. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 452.310.1.Inanyproceedingcommencedpursuanttothischapter,thepetition,a |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2motiontomodify,amotionforafamilyaccessorderandamotionforcontemptshallbe |
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| 40 | 40 | | 3verified.Thepetitioninaproceedingfordissolutionofmarriageshallallegethatthe |
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| 41 | 41 | | 4marriageisirretrievablybrokenandthatthereforethereremainsnoreasonablelikelihoodthat |
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| 42 | 42 | | 5themarriagecanbepreserved.Thepetitioninaproceedingforlegalseparationshallallege |
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| 43 | 43 | | 6thatthemarriageisnotirretrievablybrokenandthatthereforethereremainsareasonable |
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| 44 | 44 | | 7likelihoodthatthemarriagecanbepreserved. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 8 2.Thepetitioninaproceedingfordissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparationshallset |
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| 46 | 46 | | 9forth: |
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| 47 | 47 | | 10 (1)Theresidenceofeachparty,includingthecounty,andthelengthofresidenceof |
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| 48 | 48 | | 11eachpartyinthisstateandinthecountyofresidence; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 12 (2)Thedateofthemarriageandtheplaceatwhichitisregistered; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 13 (3)Thedateonwhichthepartiesseparated; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 14 (4)Thename,age,andaddressofeachchild,andtheparentwithwhomeachchild |
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| 52 | 52 | | 15hasprimarilyresidedforthesixtydaysimmediatelyprecedingthefilingofthepetitionfor |
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| 53 | 53 | | 16dissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparation; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 17 (5)Whetherthewifeispregnant; however,pregnancystatusshallnotpreventthe |
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| 55 | 55 | | 18courtfromenteringajudgmentofdissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparation; |
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| 56 | 56 | | 19 (6)ThelastfourdigitsoftheSocialSecuritynumberofthepetitioner,respondentand |
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| 57 | 57 | | 20eachchild; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 21 (7)Anyarrangementsastothecustodyandsupportofthechildrenandthe |
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| 59 | 59 | | 22maintenanceofeachparty;and |
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| 60 | 60 | | 23 (8)Thereliefsought. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 24 3.Uponthefilingofthepetitioninaproceedingfordissolutionofmarriageorlegal |
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| 62 | 62 | | 25separation,eachchildshallimmediatelybesubjecttothejurisdictionofthecourtinwhichthe |
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| 63 | 63 | | 26proceedingiscommenced,unlessaproceedinginvolvingallegationsofabuseorneglectof |
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| 64 | 64 | | 27thechildispendinginjuvenilecourt.Untilpermittedbyorderofthecourt,neitherparent |
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| 65 | 65 | | 28shallremoveanychildfromthejurisdictionofthecourtorfromanyparentwithwhomthe |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB280 2 29childhasprimarilyresidedforthesixtydaysimmediatelyprecedingthefilingofapetitionfor |
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| 67 | 67 | | 30dissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparation. |
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| 68 | 68 | | 31 4.Themerefactthatoneparenthasactualpossessionofthechildatthetimeoffiling |
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| 69 | 69 | | 32shallnotcreateapreferenceinfavorofsuchparentinanyjudicialdeterminationregarding |
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| 70 | 70 | | 33custodyofthechild. |
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| 71 | 71 | | 34 5.Therespondentshallbeservedinthemannerprovidedbytherulesofthesupreme |
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| 72 | 72 | | 35courtandapplicablecourtrulesand,toavoidaninterlocutoryjudgmentofdefault,shallfilea |
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| 73 | 73 | | 36verifiedanswerwithinthirtydaysofthedateofservicewhichshallnotonlyadmitordeny |
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| 74 | 74 | | 37theallegationsofthepetition,butshallalsosetforth: |
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| 75 | 75 | | 38 (1)ThelastfourdigitsoftheSocialSecuritynumberofthepetitioner,respondentand |
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| 76 | 76 | | 39eachchild; |
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| 77 | 77 | | 40 (2)Anyarrangementsastothecustodyandsupportofthechildandthemaintenance |
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| 78 | 78 | | 41ofeachparty;and |
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| 79 | 79 | | 42 (3)Thereliefsought. |
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| 80 | 80 | | 43 6.Previouslyexistingdefensestodivorceandlegalseparation,includingbutnot |
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| 81 | 81 | | 44limitedtocondonation,connivance,collusion,recrimination,insanity,andlapseoftime,are |
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| 82 | 82 | | 45abolished. |
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| 83 | 83 | | 46 7.ThefullSocialSecuritynumberofeachpartyandeachchildandthedateofbirth |
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| 84 | 84 | | 47ofeachchildshallbeprovidedinthemannerrequiredundersection509.520. |
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| 85 | 85 | | 48 8.Thepetitionerandrespondentshallsubmitaproposedparentingplan,either |
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| 86 | 86 | | 49individuallyorjointly,withinthirtydaysafterserviceofprocessorthefilingoftheentryof |
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| 87 | 87 | | 50appearance,whichevereventfirstoccursofamotiontomodifyorapetitioninvolving |
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| 88 | 88 | | 51custodyorvisitationissues.Theproposedparentingplanshallsetforththearrangementsthat |
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| 89 | 89 | | 52thepartybelievestobeinthebestinterestoftheminorchildrenandshallincludebutnotbe |
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| 90 | 90 | | 53limitedto: |
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| 91 | 91 | | 54 (1)Aspecificwrittenscheduledetailingthecustody,visitationandresidentialtime |
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| 92 | 92 | | 55foreachchildwitheachpartyincluding: |
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| 93 | 93 | | 56 (a)Majorholidaysstatingwhichholidaysapartyhaseachyear; |
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| 94 | 94 | | 57 (b)Schoolholidaysforschool-agechildren; |
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| 95 | 95 | | 58 (c)Thechild'sbirthday,Mother'sDayandFather'sDay; |
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| 96 | 96 | | 59 (d)Weekdayandweekendschedulesandforschool-agechildrenhowthewinter, |
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| 97 | 97 | | 60spring,summerandothervacationsfromschoolwillbespent; |
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| 98 | 98 | | 61 (e)Thetimesandplacesfortransferofthechildbetweenthepartiesinconnection |
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| 99 | 99 | | 62withtheresidentialschedule; |
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| 100 | 100 | | 63 (f)Aplanforsharingtransportationdutiesassociatedwiththeresidentialschedule; |
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| 101 | 101 | | 64 (g)Appropriatetimesfortelephoneaccess; |
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| 102 | 102 | | HB280 3 65 (h)Suggestedproceduresfornotifyingtheotherpartywhenapartyrequestsa |
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| 103 | 103 | | 66temporaryvariationfromtheresidentialschedule; |
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| 104 | 104 | | 67 (i)Anysuggestedrestrictionsorlimitationsonaccesstoapartyandthereasonssuch |
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| 105 | 105 | | 68restrictionsarerequested; |
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| 106 | 106 | | 69 (2)Aspecificwrittenplanregardinglegalcustodywhichdetailshowthedecision- |
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| 107 | 107 | | 70makingrightsandresponsibilitieswillbesharedbetweenthepartiesincludingthefollowing: |
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| 108 | 108 | | 71 (a)Educationaldecisionsandmethodsofcommunicatinginformationfromthe |
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| 109 | 109 | | 72schooltobothparties; |
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| 110 | 110 | | 73 (b)Medical,dentalandhealthcaredecisionsincludinghowhealthcareproviderswill |
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| 111 | 111 | | 74beselectedandamethodofcommunicatingmedicalconditionsofthechildandhow |
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| 112 | 112 | | 75emergencycarewillbehandled; |
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| 113 | 113 | | 76 (c)Extracurricularactivities,includingamethodfordeterminingwhichactivitiesthe |
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| 114 | 114 | | 77childwillparticipateinwhenthoseactivitiesinvolvetimeduringwhicheachpartyisthe |
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| 115 | 115 | | 78custodian; |
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| 116 | 116 | | 79 (d)Childcareproviders,includinghowsuchproviderswillbeselected; |
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| 117 | 117 | | 80 (e)Communicationproceduresincludingaccesstotelephonenumbersasappropriate; |
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| 118 | 118 | | 81 (f)Adisputeresolutionprocedureforthosemattersonwhichthepartiesdisagreeor |
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| 119 | 119 | | 82ininterpretingtheparentingplan; |
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| 120 | 120 | | 83 (g)Ifapartysuggestsnoshareddecision-making,astatementofthereasonsforsuch |
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| 121 | 121 | | 84arequest; |
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| 122 | 122 | | 85 (3)Howtheexpensesofthechild,includingchildcare,educationalandextraordinary |
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| 123 | 123 | | 86expensesasdefinedinthechildsupportguidelinesestablishedbythesupremecourt,willbe |
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| 124 | 124 | | 87paidincluding: |
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| 125 | 125 | | 88 (a)Thesuggestedamountofchildsupporttobepaidbyeachparty; |
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| 126 | 126 | | 89 (b)Thepartywhowillmaintainorprovidehealthinsuranceforthechildandhowthe |
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| 127 | 127 | | 90medical,dental,vision,psychologicalandotherhealthcareexpensesofthechildnotpaidby |
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| 128 | 128 | | 91insurancewillbepaidbytheparties; |
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| 129 | 129 | | 92 (c)Thepaymentofeducationalexpenses,ifany; |
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| 130 | 130 | | 93 (d)Thepaymentofextraordinaryexpensesofthechild,ifany; |
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| 131 | 131 | | 94 (e)Childcareexpenses,ifany; |
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| 132 | 132 | | 95 (f)Transportationexpenses,ifany. |
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| 133 | 133 | | 96 9.Iftheproposedparentingplansofthepartiesdifferandthepartiescannotresolve |
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| 134 | 134 | | 97thedifferencesorifanypartyfailstofileaproposedparentingplan,uponmotionofeither |
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| 135 | 135 | | 98partyandanopportunityforthepartiestobeheard,thecourtshallenteratemporaryorder |
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| 136 | 136 | | 99containingaparentingplansettingforththearrangementsspecifiedinsubsection8ofthis |
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| 137 | 137 | | 100sectionwhichwillremainineffectuntilfurtherorderofthecourt.Thetemporaryorder |
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| 138 | 138 | | HB280 4 101enteredbythecourtshallnotcreateapreferenceforthecourtinitsadjudicationoffinal |
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| 139 | 139 | | 102custody,childsupportorvisitation. |
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| 140 | 140 | | 103 10.TheMissourisupremecourtshallhaveguidelinesforaparentingplanwhichmay |
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| 141 | 141 | | 104beusedbythepartiespursuanttothissectioninanydissolutionofmarriage,legalseparation |
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| 142 | 142 | | 105ormodificationproceedinginvolvingissuesofcustodyandvisitationrelatingtothechild. |
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| 143 | 143 | | 106Parentingplanguidelinesshallbemadeavailableontheofficeofstatecourtsadministrator's |
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| 144 | 144 | | 107website. |
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| 145 | 145 | | 108 11.Thefilingofaparentingplanforanychildovertheageofeighteenforwhom |
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| 146 | 146 | | 109custody,visitation,orsupportisbeingestablishedormodifiedbyacourtofcompetent |
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| 147 | 147 | | 110jurisdictionisnotrequired.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedasprecludingthefiling |
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| 148 | 148 | | 111ofaparentingplanuponagreementofthepartiesoriforderedtodosobythecourtforany |
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| 149 | 149 | | 112childovertheageofeighteenforwhomcustody,visitation,orsupportisbeingestablishedor |
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| 150 | 150 | | 113modifiedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction. |
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| 152 | 152 | | HB280 5 |
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