Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.1226 – Proceeding for temporary custody order | Midpage
§ 452.1226
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.1226
Proceeding for temporary custody order
Effective Aug 28, 2024(L. 2024 S.B. 912)
1. After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Appendix Sections 521 and 522. A court may not issue a permanent order granting custodial responsibility without the consent of the deploying parent.
2. At any time after a deploying parent receives notice of deployment, either parent may file a motion regarding custodial responsibility of a child during deployment. The motion must be filed in a pending proceeding for custodial responsibility in a court with jurisdiction under section 452.1206 or, if there is no pending proceeding in a court with jurisdiction under section 452.1206, in a new action for granting custodial responsibility during deployment.