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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.600 (2026)

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  454.600.  Definitions. — As used in sections 454.600 to 454.645, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Court", any circuit court establishing a support obligation pursuant to an action under this chapter, chapter 210, chapter 211 or chapter 452;

  (2)  "Director", the director of the family support division of the department of social services;

  (3)  "Division", the family support division of the department of social services;

  (4)  "Employer", any individual, organization, agency, business or corporation hiring an obligor for pay;

  (5)  "Health benefit plan", any benefit plan or combination of plans providing medical or dental care or benefits through insurance or otherwise, including but not limited to, health service corporations, as defined in section 354.010; prepaid dental plans, as defined in section 354.700; health maintenance organization plans, as defined in section 354.400; and self-insurance plans, to the extent allowed by federal law;

  (6)  "Minor child", a child for whom a support obligation exists under law;

  (7)  "Obligee", a person to whom a duty of support is owed or a person, including any division of the department of social services, who has commenced a proceeding for enforcement of an alleged duty of support or for registration of a support order, regardless of whether the person to whom a duty of support is owed is a recipient of public assistance;

  (8)  "Obligor", a person owing a duty of support or against whom a proceeding for the enforcement of a duty of support or registration of a support order is commenced;

  (9)  "IV-D case", a case in which support rights have been assigned to the state of Missouri pursuant to section 208.040, or in which the family support division is providing support enforcement services pursuant to section 454.425.

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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1994–2003 · leading case: Marriage of Kirkwood v. Kirkwood, 77 S.W.3d 675 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002).
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Marriage of Kirkwood v. Kirkwood, 77 S.W.3d 675 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Under section 454.600, the trial court is required to make a finding as to the availability of a health care plan for any minor children and designate responsibility to one of the parties in a dissolution action to maintain such a plan for the children.”
Pease v. Pease, 877 S.W.2d 681 (Mo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Wife claims that the trial court erred in failing to require either party to provide a health benefit plan for the minor children because § 454.600 et seq., RSMo 1993 requires the trial court to make a finding as to the availability of a plan and assign responsibility to one of…”
Turner v. Turner, 5 S.W.3d 607 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “We note that “ § 454.600 [RSMo 1994] et seq. requires the trial court to make a finding as to the availability of a [health benefit] plan and assign responsibility to one of the parties to maintain a health benefit plan for the children’s insurance coverage.”
Smith v. Smith, 94 S.W.3d 394 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). “Under § 454.600 et seq. RSMo 1993, the trial court is required to make a finding as to availability of an insurance plan and assign responsibility to one of the parties to maintain a health benefit plan for the children’s insurance coverage.”
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