Divorced people in Missouri can get maintenance payments if
a judge believes they can't support themselves through employment or property,
including any marital property they will receive in the divorce. Parents who
care for a young or disabled child are considered unable to support themselves,
at least for as long as that child needs full-time care. However, judges have
discretion over how long someone may receive maintenance, and how much he or
she can receive. Maintenance can be temporary or permanent; it can have a
termination date; it can be modifiable or nonmodifiable. In deciding between
these options, judges must consider:
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