Hi nfactor,

Word's footnote algorithms work so as to keep both the footnote reference and as much as possible of the footnote on the same page. This is done at the expense of whatever else appears below the footnote reference.

Working within that limitation, what you could try is:
• move the footnote reference to the line that you want kept on the same page.
• Then, format that particular footnote reference as white text (which effectively prevents it printing); and
• where you originally had the the footnote reference, insert a cross-reference (via Insert|Cross-reference > formatted text) to the footnote.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]