Updated for Senate Bill 562 (Effective Aug 28, 2025) – Statutory Duration Caps & Maintenance Types
Cohabitation with any adult housemate can reduce need; payor must prove financial interdependence. Still relevant under SB 562.
Long-term marriages (25 years) – standard of living remains factor, but now capped under SB 562 duration limits.
Pre-SB 562 case affirming that permanent maintenance may be modified upon showing substantial change; SB 562 now provides statutory caps for retroactive modification.
Effective Aug 28, 2025: Maintenance orders may be modified to comply with new durational limits. Grounds: retirement, cohabitation, or change in income.
SB 562 (2025) introduced statutory duration caps: Bridge (≤2y), Rehabilitative (≤4y), Durational (≤50% of marriage length, max 15y). It eliminated permanent maintenance except in rare disability cases.
Missouri SB 562 (2025), effective Aug 28, 2025.
No fixed formula. Judges consider income, needs, marriage length, and statutory factors. Amount is discretionary but duration is now capped by law.
Yes. SB 562 is presumptively retroactive. You can petition for modification to apply the new duration caps.
SB 562, §452.370.3.
Not automatically, but payor may seek modification under Davis v. Davis and SB 562 if cohabitation reduces need.