INSTRUCTIONS: MISSOURI PARENTING PLAN PART B - SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN (Form CAFC501B)

In Missouri family court proceedings concerning divorces, both spouses will need to complete a parenting plan. This article discusses Part B of this agreement, which establishes child support payments. The document is available on the website made available by the Missouri government to assist those who wish to represent themselves in court.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 1: Enter the name of the county where you are filing and the district number, both parents' names, and the case number if one has been assigned.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 2: Question one asks which parent is the plaintiff and which one is the respondent. Check the box next to the statement that applies.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 3: Question two asks who is completing the form.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 4: Question three asks for the names ages of children concerned in this case.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 5: Question four asks which parent, if any, will be paying child support.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 6: Questions five through nine concern children's health costs and insurance expenses.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 7: Question ten concerns work-related child care costs, while question eleven concerns child care costs unrelented related to employment. Question fourteen concerns extraordinary child rearing costs.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 8: Complete form number fourteen, included in this parenting plan, to calculate the monthly presumed child support amount.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 9: Questions fifteen through seventeen ask you to detail your wishes about child support payments, including whether the court should order them. In response to question nineteen, list all income tax dependants you will be claiming.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 10: Question twenty asks how child support should be paid. Note additional wishes in response to question twenty-one.

Missouri Parenting Plan Part B - Support Of The Children CAFC501B Step 11: All parties completing the form and their lawyers should sign the form.