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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 452

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 452

Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance

452.010(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.020(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.030(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.040(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.050(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.060(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.070(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.075Remarriage of former spouse ends alimony 452.080Decree for alimony — a lien, when 452.090(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.100(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.110Decree as to alimony only subject to review 452.120(Repealed L. 1973 H.B. 315 § A)Repealed 452.1200Short title 452.1202Definitions 452.1204Remedies for noncompliance 452.1206Jurisdiction 452.1208Notification required of deploying parent 452.1210Duty to notify of change of address 452.1212General consideration in custody proceeding of parent's military service 452.1214Form of agreement 452.1216Nature of authority created by agreement 452.1218Modification of agreement 452.1220Power of attorney 452.1222Filing agreement of power of attorney with court 452.1224Definition 452.1226Proceeding for temporary custody order 452.1228Expedited hearing 452.1230Testimony by electronic means 452.1232Effect of prior judicial order or agreement 452.1234Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent 452.1236Grant of limited contact 452.1238Nature of authority created by temporary custody order 452.1240Content of temporary custody order 452.1242Order for child support 452.1244Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent 452.1246Procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by agreement 452.1248Consent procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order 452.1250Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility 452.1252Termination by operation of law of temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order 452.1254Uniformity of application and construction 452.1256Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act 452.1258Savings clause 452.130Spouse abandoned, court to adjudge maintenance — execution to enforce 452.140No property exempt from attachment or execution, when 452.150Services and earnings of unmarried minor children — custody and control of 452.160Father and mother, parent, child, defined — how construed 452.170Petition for enjoyment of spouse's separate estate, when 452.180Circuit court may make decree 452.190Authorization by court to sell property 452.200Married person enjoined from squandering property at suit of spouse 452.210Court may authorize persons holding money of married person to pay spouse 452.220Married person entitled to proceeds of earnings of his or her minor children, when 452.230Proceeds used for support of himself or herself and family 452.240Filing of petition, proceedings 452.250Proceedings on such petition — appeal allowed, when and where 452.300Procedure and venue 452.305Judgment of dissolution, grounds for — legal separation, when — pregnancy status not to prevent judgment — judgments to contain Social Security numbers 452.310Petition, contents — service, how — rules to apply — defenses abolished — parenting plans submitted, when, content, exception 452.311Petition for dissolution filed when, requirements 452.312Parties' current employers and Social Security numbers to be contained in certain pleadings and decrees 452.314Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ward is a victim of spousal abuse 452.315Authorized motions — restraining order, when, answer, when due, effect of — child support, temporary order, when, amount 452.317Termination of insurance prohibited, when 452.318Counseling for minor children ordered, when, costs 452.320Finding that marriage is irretrievably broken, when — notice — denial by a party, effect of — alternate findings 452.325Separation agreements authorized, effect of — orders for disposition of property, when — terms of agreement, how enforced 452.330Disposition of property and debts, factors to be considered 452.335Maintenance order, findings required for — termination date, may be modified, when 452.340Child support, how allocated — factors to be considered — abatement or termination of support, when — support after age eighteen, when — public policy of state — payments may be made directly to child, when — child support guidelines, rebuttable presumption, use of guidelines, when — retroactivity — obligation terminated, how 452.341Obligor may request affidavit, when — cause of action for failure to execute, when — false affidavit, penalty 452.342Summary of expenses paid on behalf of child, required when 452.343All judgments and orders shall contain the parties' Social Security numbers 452.344Support obligations, bond or other guarantee to secure, when required, procedure — default, effect of 452.345Maintenance or support payments to circuit clerk or family support payment center, when — procedure — duties of parties — failure to pay, circuit clerk duties 452.346Medical assistance documentation provided, when 452.347Notice of a child support establishment or modification proceeding, when — copy of the order provided, when 452.350Withholding of income, voluntary or court may order, when, when effective — hearing, when — employer, duties, liabilities, fee — discharge or discipline of employee because of a withholding notice prohibited, penalty — civil contempt proceeding authorized — amendment, termination and priorities of withholdings 452.353(Repealed L. 1993 S.B. 253 § B)Repealed 452.354Modification of child support, attorney fees awarded to state, when 452.355Allocation of cost of action and attorney fees by court — actions for failure to pay child support, reasonable costs and attorney fees to be paid by obligor, when — definitions 452.360Judgment of dissolution or legal separation final when entered — appeal, effect of — distribution of property final — conversion of judgment of legal separation to dissolution, when — notice, to whom 452.365Party failing to comply with decree, effect of 452.370Modification of judgment as to maintenance or support, when — termination, when — rights of state when an assignment of support has been made — court to have continuing jurisdiction, duties of clerk, clerk to be "appropriate agent", when — severance of responsive pleading 452.371Declining jurisdiction in a modification proceeding, when 452.372Mandatory educational sessions, when — alternative dispute resolution, when 452.374Paternity proceedings stayed for rape charges against putative father 452.375Custody — definitions — factors determining custody — prohibited, when — public policy of state — custody options — findings required, when — parent plan required — access to records — joint custody not to preclude child support — support, how determined — domestic violence or abuse, specific findings 452.376Noncustodial parent's right to receive child's school progress reports — administrative fees to be set by school, when — exclusion of address of custodial parent, when 452.377Relocation of child by parent for more than ninety days, required procedure — violation, effect — notice of relocation of parent, required procedure 452.380Temporary custody, motion for — dismissal of action, effect of 452.385Child's wishes as to custodian, how determined 452.390Investigation and report on custodial arrangements for a child — how conducted — report due, when — material to be available to counsel and parties 452.395Custody proceedings, priority of — judge to determine law and fact — secrecy, when 452.400Visitation rights, awarded when — history of domestic violence, consideration of — prohibited, when — modification of, when — supervised visitation defined — noncompliance with order, effect of — family access motions, procedure, penalty for violation — attorney fees and costs assessed, when 452.401(Repealed L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al. § A)Repealed 452.402Grandparent's visitation rights granted, when — guardian ad litem appointed, when — termination upon adoption — attorney fees and costs assessed, when 452.403Grandparent denied visitation, court may order mediation upon written request, purpose — costs — venue — termination of mediation, when 452.404Neutral location for exchange of children, when 452.405Custodian to determine child's upbringing, exception — continued supervision, when 452.410Custody, decree, modification of, when 452.411Change of residence deemed grounds for modification of custody, when 452.412Military service of parent not to be a basis for modification of a visitation or custody order — limitations on issuance of certain court orders 452.413Military deployment, child custody and visitation, effect of — nondeploying parent requirements — procedure — failure to comply, effect of 452.415When sections 452.300 to 452.415 shall apply 452.416Parent's change in income due to military service, effect on order of child support — director of division, duties 452.420Proceedings to be heard by circuit judge — exception 452.423Guardian ad litem appointed, when, duties — disqualification, when — fees 452.425Sheriff or law enforcement to enforce custody and visitation orders, when — limitations 452.426Risk of international abduction, court may impose restrictions and restraints 452.430Availability of certain records — limitation on inspection of certain documents — redaction of Social Security numbers 452.440(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.445(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.450(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.455(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.460(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.465(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.470(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.475(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.480(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.485(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.490(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.495(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.500(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.505(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.510(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.515(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.520(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.525(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.530(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.535(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.540(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.545(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.550(Repealed L. 2009 H.B. 481 § A)Repealed 452.552Surcharge collected, when, use 452.554Domestic relations resolution fund established, use 452.556Handbook, contents, availability 452.600Educational sessions program shall be established by courts — for proceedings involving custody or support 452.605Court shall order parties to action and may order children to attend, when 452.607Confidentiality of facts obtained at sessions not considered in adjudication, exception 452.610Cost of educational session, amount 452.700Short title 452.705Definitions 452.710Proceedings governed by other law 452.715Application to Indian tribes 452.720International application of act 452.725Appearance and limited immunity 452.730Communication between courts 452.735Cooperation between courts — preservation of records 452.740Initial child custody jurisdiction 452.745Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction 452.747Verified petition — service of process 452.750Jurisdiction to modify determination 452.755Temporary emergency jurisdiction 452.760Notice — opportunity to be heard — joinder 452.762Notice for exercise of jurisdiction 452.765Simultaneous proceedings 452.770Inconvenient forum 452.775Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct 452.780Information to be submitted to court 452.782Joinder of a party 452.785Appearance of parties and child 452.790Effect of child custody determination 452.795Full faith and credit 452.800Modification of another court's determination 452.805Filing of certified copy of custody decree 452.810Registration of child custody determination 452.815Forwarding copies of decrees 452.820Testimony of witnesses 452.825Request for another court to hold hearing 452.830Appearance at hearing 452.835Preservation of documents 452.840Transfer of transcripts and documents 452.845Priority of jurisdictional question 452.850Definitions 452.855Temporary visitation 452.860Enforcement of registered determination 452.865Simultaneous proceeding 452.870Expedited enforcement of child custody determination 452.875Service of petition and order 452.880Hearing and order 452.885Warrant to take physical custody of child 452.890Costs, fees, and expenses 452.895Recognition and enforcement 452.900Appeals 452.905Role of prosecutor or public official 452.910Role of law enforcement 452.915Costs and expenses 452.920Application and construction 452.925Severability clause 452.930Transitional provision