Section 25.15 Concepts of Jurisdiction and Limitations

• Library: Family Law (2019 Supp)

A. (§25.15) Concepts of Jurisdiction and Limitations

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The jurisdictional provisions in UIFSA determine whether a Missouri court has statutory authority to grant relief, not whether it has subject matter jurisdiction. Swanson v. Hernandez, 544 S.W.3d 315, 319 (Mo App. E.D. 2018). Any deficiency under UIFSA is waived if not timely raised and properly preserved. Rosas v. Lopez, 556 S.W.3d 620, 625 (Mo. App. E.D. 2018). In Rosas, the father was precluded from raising the defense of misapplication of UIFSA to the mother’s motion to modify child support awarded in Colombia. The...