Thursday, December 20, 2012

Do you have to pay child support and health insurance in Missouri

Do you have to pay child support and health insurance in Missouri?
Just need to know if the state of Missouri can make you pay child support and health insurance at the same time. So lets say you are already paying child support. And the custodial parent wants to request the noncustodial parent to provide health insurance through the noncustodial parents employer provided health insurance. Can this happen? And if so does the state adjust your child support payment because your paying for health insurance also? The only info I can find is that the state can enforce child support by making you pay for health insurance and some other ways to get the money. But thats if your not paying child support. You see what I'm saying. But I'm confused about all this lol and need some help understanding all these stinking laws. I'm doing this as a favor for my Brother and its giving me a headache. HELP! By the way none of this has been to court. No visitation orders, no nothing. Custodial parent is withholding visitation and has been for awhile now. I'm aware that the custodial parent can do this without any court oreders in affect. Please Help. You must have not even read what I wrote. Please no jokes or of the such. This is a real life problem and it doesn't need that kind of stuff on top of it. Thanks.
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GET THAT POOR CHILD OUT OF THAT HELL STATE
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This may get a bit long. You are correct that in Missouri you can get a state order for child support without going through the court. In fact if you applied for any aid programs through the Division of Social Services you will be required to first seek child support. They will order a paternity test to determine if the claimed father is indeed the father. After paternity is established both parents will need to fill out standard income and expense forms and using a standard formula the amount of child support is determined. Normally at that time insurance is considered and if one of the parents has employment with an employer that subscribes to an insurance plan they are required to enroll the child and the monthly payments are figured into the formula. If neither has that option then the order may still be put in place but is not enforced (you can't enroll in what doesn't exist). If that's the case one of three things can happen. The child has no insurance, one parent purchases private insurance and is given credit for it, or once enrollment criteria is met the child can be enrolled in MC+. Since this all may be determined after the initial child support order is entered the parent may need to request an administrative hearing to get the order adjusted. Everything described so far is just dealing with the state bureaucracy on financial issues. They will not deal with custody/visitation issues. Although a lot of young people tend to go the above route or use informal arrangements the best and usually the eventual route is to hire an attorney and go to court. As part of the court process new more comprehensive financial forms will be filed and a court determination on child support and insurance will be reach that will supersede the state's determination. More importantly in my opinion both parents will file a parenting plan and a determination will be reach as to how custody will be shared including visitation and how decisions on schooling and other maters get made. Basic bottom line if your brother pays for insurance it should get figured in his share of support (not necessarily dollar for dollar) but he will probably need to request an administrative hearing or go to court.

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

in studys it says that woman that were victims of child abuse spend more money on health care in adulthood y

in studys it says that woman that were victims of child abuse spend more money on health care in adulthood y?
just one more question people. i would like your opinion on this one too please!!! do you think that its true? and why? thanks again!!
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Women who were victims of child abuse tend to develop mental and emotional issues, which requires health care, which is by definition expensive.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Should people convicted of killing a child be put to death regardless of their mental health

Should people convicted of killing a child be put to death regardless of their mental health?
When there is no doubt that they are guilty, i.e. confession or DNA evidence. I'm disgusted by people who claim that a woman who kills her children shoud have her life spared because she was obviously mentally distressed.
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yes
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No - two rights don't make a wrong and anyway she should just be jailed for life that is much more punishment that instant death could ever bring.
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Yes
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i have two answers for u one is that no one in the world has the right to take life away from another person no matter of how sane they r if they have enough thought to kill a person then they should die them selves. most of the time people fake having mental problems when being charged with murder depending on the state the crime has happened will depend the life of the person.
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Absolutely not.
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No. Mandatory death sentences without taking all facts into consideration is wrong. Zero tolerance policies of any kind usually end up making the enforcers look stupid.
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No. While I do believe that lawyers can put a GREAT BIG SPIN on most peoples mental state, there ARE people who really do have mental problems. I do feel however that this defence is WAY over used, but you can't just give out the death penalty all across the board. We are far to quick to judge and assume in this country.
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it depends on the situiation. Many people and groups are opposed to the dealth penality regardless of mental health. If someone is dangerous and has killed but has a major axis one mental disorder then I think they should be locked up in a mental institution for life. They are still imprisoned and can't leave. It's just a prison for the mentally ill as opposed to a prison for the people who are not mentally ill. Either way they are locked up and can't hurt anyone again.
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I DON'T CARE IF SOMEONE IS SO EVIL THAT THEY COULD HURT OR KILL A CHILD THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR LIFE TAKEN AWAY SOMETIMES THEY ARE MENTAL BUT THAT MEANS THEY SHOULDN'T BE FREE THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE CRAZY HOUSE THEY STILL SHOULD BE PUNISHEDFOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE
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what is the purpose in killing a mother who has killed her children while being emotionally disturbed (is there a case where she would do this and NOT be mentally ill?)? is it to prevent her from committing the crime again? no, because she's likely incarcerated for life. so in other words, the death penalty in this case is strictly about revenge. and a country's justice system is not supposed to be an agent of revenge. i wonder if, heaven forbid, you were to have a family member who committed such a heinous act, or if YOU were to lose your mind and do something like that, you would feel the same way. don't you think this woman's life is a living hell? why isn't that enough for you?
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Anyone who takes the life of another is insane as far as I'm concerned. If they were in their right frame of mind they wouldn't consider doing something so hainus in the first place! I think they should have to live the rest of their lives in jail because at least by being alive they have to deal with the consequences of their actions. To me,being sentenced to death would be an easy way out for them and they would never be able to see the damage they have caused and they wouldn't have to live with their guilt! Personally I think they should have to deal with the pain and suffering they have caused. On the other hand though,I really have a problem with the overcrowding in prisons and that the taxpayers are paying for them to be able to use the gym or go to their libraries or whatever benefits they have in prison. I think that if you are convicted of a crime that you should lose all of your rights as a citizen.
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If this were the case there would be a lot fewer abortion doctors!
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YES! I will always believe,that when a person kills,or does any kind of harm to a child,that they are mentally ill. Mental illness is usually brought upon during birth. When the child starts showing signs of mental illness,or any kind of abnormality,then the parents should have the child evaluated immediately,instead of sitting back thinking,that the child will grow out of it. Now the child is an adult,who has committed a crime against another child. When these adults go to jail,and start talking to a Psychiatrist,about how they were abused,as children,we can conclude,that the problem started somewhere at home,school,or in the neighborhood,which are the other places mental illness stems from.

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