Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.475

Administrative hearing, procedure, effect on orders of social services

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  454.475.  Administrative hearing, procedure, effect on orders of social services — support, how determined — failure of parent to appear, result — judicial review — errors and vacation of orders. — 1.  Hearings provided for in this section shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 536 by administrative hearing officers designated by the Missouri department of social services.  The hearing officer shall provide the parents, the person having custody of the child, or other appropriate agencies or their attorneys with notice of any proceeding in which support obligations may be established or modified.  The department shall not be stayed from enforcing and collecting upon the administrative order during the hearing process and during any appeal to the courts of this state, unless specifically enjoined by court order.

  2.  If no factual issue has been raised by the application for hearing, or the issues raised have been previously litigated or do not constitute a defense to the action, the director may enter an order without an evidentiary hearing, which order shall be a final decision entitled to judicial review as provided in sections 536.100 to 536.140.

  3.  After full and fair hearing, the hearing officer shall make specific findings regarding the liability and responsibility, if any, of the alleged responsible parent for the support of the dependent child, and for repayment of accrued state debt or arrearages, and the costs of collection, and shall enter an order consistent therewith.  In making the determination of the amount the parent shall contribute toward the future support of a dependent child, the hearing officer shall consider the factors set forth in section 452.340.

  4.  If the person who requests the hearing fails to appear at the time and place set for the hearing, upon a showing of proper notice to that person, the hearing officer shall enter findings and order in accordance with the provisions of the notice or motion unless the hearing officer determines that no good cause therefor exists.

  5.  In contested cases, the findings and order of the hearing officer shall be the decision of the director.  Any parent or person having custody of the child adversely affected by such decision may obtain judicial review pursuant to sections 536.100 to 536.140 by filing a petition for review in the circuit court of proper venue within thirty days of mailing of the decision.  Copies of the decision or order of the hearing officer shall be mailed to any parent, person having custody of the child and the division within fourteen days of issuance.

  6.  If a hearing has been requested, and upon request of a parent, a person having custody of the child, the division or a IV-D agency, the director shall enter a temporary order requiring the provision of child support pending the final decision or order pursuant to this section if there is clear and convincing evidence establishing a presumption of paternity pursuant to section 210.822.  In determining the amount of child support, the director shall consider the factors set forth in section 452.340.  The temporary order, effective upon filing pursuant to section 454.490, is not subject to a hearing pursuant to this section.  The temporary order may be stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction only after a hearing and a finding by the court that the order fails to comply with rule 88.01.

  7.  (1)  Any administrative decision or order issued under this section containing clerical mistakes arising from oversight or omission, except proposed administrative modifications of judicial orders, may be corrected by an agency administrative hearing officer at any time upon their own initiative or written motion filed by the division or any party to the action provided the written motion is mailed to all parties.  Any objection or response to the written motion shall be made in writing and filed with the hearing officer within fifteen days from the mailing date of the motion.  Proposed administrative modifications of judicial orders may be corrected by an agency administrative hearing officer prior to the filing of the proposed administrative modification of a judicial order with the court that entered the underlying judicial order as required in section 454.496, or upon express order of the court that entered the underlying judicial order.  No correction shall be made during the court's review of the administrative decision, order, or proposed order as authorized under sections 536.100 to 536.140, except in response to an express order from the reviewing court.

  (2)  Any administrative decision or order or proposed administrative modification of judicial order issued under this section containing errors arising from mistake, surprise, fraud, misrepresentation, excusable neglect or inadvertence, may be corrected prior to being filed with the court by an agency administrative hearing officer upon their own initiative or by written motion filed by the division or any party to the action provided the written motion is mailed to all parties and filed within sixty days of the administrative decision, order, or proposed decision and order.  Any objection or response to the written motion shall be made in writing and filed with the hearing officer within fifteen days from the mailing date of the motion.  No decision, order, or proposed administrative modification of judicial order may be corrected after ninety days from the mailing of the administrative decision, order, or proposed order or during the court's review of the administrative decision, order, or proposed order as authorized under sections 536.100 to 536.140, except in response to an express order from the reviewing court.

  (3)  Any administrative decision or order or proposed administrative modification of judicial order issued under this section may be vacated by an agency administrative hearing officer upon their own initiative or by written motion filed by the division or any party to the action provided the written motion is mailed to all parties, if the administrative hearing officer determines that the decision or order was issued without subject matter jurisdiction, without personal jurisdiction, or without affording the parties due process.  Any objection or response to the written motion shall be made in writing and filed with the hearing officer within fifteen days from the mailing date of the motion.  A proposed administrative modification of a judicial order may only be vacated prior to being filed with the court. No decision, order, or proposed administrative modification of a judicial order may be vacated during the court's review of the administrative decision, order, or proposed order as authorized under sections 536.100 to 536.140, except in response to an express order from the reviewing court.

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(L. 1982 S.B. 468 § 18, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1275, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 374 & 434 merged with S.B. 69 merged with S.B. 100)

(1991)  Where statute authorizes director to set or reset amount of child support arrearage in amount not to exceed amount of public assistance paid and policy of director to set amount of arrearage at total amount of public assistance paid conflicted with federal regulations that arrearages owed to state be calculated in accordance with set formula.  Federal regulations preempted Missouri statute and policy.  Jackson v. Rapps, 947 F.2d 332 (8th Cir.).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: Ogden v. Henry
Ogden v. Henry (1994) moctapp · cites it 11× “O’Brien or a statement from the court certifying the amount of arrearage as required by § 454.475, RSMo 1986 1 ; and (3) because the Division of Child Support Enforcement did not follow its own rules.”
Meagan Garland v. Jeffrey Ruhl, State of Missouri, Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (2015) mo · cites it 4× “If either parent raises a timely objection that requires evidence to resolve, “a hearing shall be held in the manner provided by section 454.475. If no timely written response and request for hearing is received by the appropriate division office, the director may enter an order…”
Marriage of Chastain v. Chastain (1996) mo · cites it 3× “Section 454.475, RSMo 1994. 7 . Section 454.”
Taranto v. State Department of Social Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement (1998) moctapp · cites it 4× “Taranto requested an administrative hearing, as permitted by Section 454.475, 1 which was held on September 19,1995.”
State Ex Rel. Hilburn v. Staeden (2001) mo · cites it 3× “To contest the matter, respondent requested a hearing as provided by section 454.475, RSMo 1986, and in September of 2000, a hearing was conducted by an administrative hearing officer employed by the Division of Legal Services of the Department of Social Services and designated…”
Stigger v. Mann (2008) moctapp · cites it 5× “Review of section 454.475 RSMo leaves us somewhat cautious about asserting that the original proceeding here was technically a "contested case,” but we need not delve into all the contours of that question in view of the disposition of this case based on the interpretation of…”
Pettigrew v. Hayes (2005) moctapp · cites it 4× ““If a timely written response setting forth objections and requesting a hearing is received by the appropriate division office, and if such response raises a factual question requiring the submission of evidence, a hearing shall be held in the manner provided by section…”
Honderick v. Honderick (1999) moctapp · cites it 2× “1, objected to the proposed increase in child support and requested that a hearing be conducted pursuant to § 454.475, providing that the hearing be conducted by a hearing officer of the Missouri Department of Social Services.”
Wilson v. Nenninger (2018) moctapp · cites it 4× “In either case, a parent may obtain an administrative hearing on FSD's proposed support order pursuant to Section 454.475. See Pettigrew v. Hayes , 196 S.”
State, Department of Social Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement ex rel. Michigan v. Branch (1996) moctapp · cites it 7× “” Subsection 5 of § 454.475, RSMo 1986 (the version in effect when the CSE-616 and the CSE-700 were issued), provides that a parent adversely affected by the result of the administrative hearing may obtain judicial review under sections 536.”
Fitzgerald v. State ex rel. Adamson (1999) moctapp · cites it 4× “An administrative hearing officer (“AHO”) of the Department of Social Services conducted a hearing pursuant to § 454.475, RSMo 1994,, to determine whether Thomas Fitzgerald should be ordered to pay child support and provide medical insurance for a child born to LaDonna R.”
D.M.K. v. Mueller (2005) moctapp · cites it 2× “The order was entered by a person designated to conduct child support administrative hearings and render judgments pursuant to § 454.475. 1 Petitioner initiated this action by filing a two-count petition in the Circuit Court of *925 Crawford County, Missouri, on June 28, 2001.”
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