Line 1a Instructions (Pre-2026)
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Pre-2026 Form No. 14. This page reproduces the directions and comments approved by the
Missouri Supreme Court for the Form No. 14 used in cases filed before January 1, 2026.
If your case was filed on or after that date, use the
2026 Line 1a instructions
on our current calculator instead.
Adjustment to gross income for maintenance being received
DIRECTIONS: Enter the monthly amount of any court order for maintenance to the extent of the amounts actually being received toward current maintenance.
COMMENT: If the court is establishing both child support and maintenance, the court shall first determine the appropriate amount of maintenance. This amount shall be included as an addition to the gross income (line 1a) of the parent receiving the maintenance and as a reduction in the gross income (line 2b) of the parent paying the maintenance.