Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 452
Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 452
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section452.025. Verified pleadings, form and content.section452.075. Remarriage of former spouse ends alimony.section452.080. Decree for alimony - a lien, when.section452.110. Decree as to alimony only subject to review.section452.130. Spouse abandoned, court to adjudge maintenance - execution to enforce.section452.140. No property exempt from attachment or execution, when.section452.150. Services and earnings of unmarried minor children - custody and control of.section452.160. Father and mother, parent, child, defined - how construed.section452.170. Petition for enjoyment of spouse's separate estate, when.section452.180. Circuit court may make decree.section452.190. Authorization by court to sell property.section452.200. Married person enjoined from squandering property at suit of spouse.section452.210. Court may authorize persons holding money of married person to pay spouse.section452.220. Married person entitled to proceeds of earnings of his or her minor ...section452.230. Proceeds used for support of himself or herself and family.section452.240. Filing of petition, proceedings.section452.250. Proceedings on such petition - appeal allowed, when and where.section452.300. Procedure and venue.section452.305. Judgment of dissolution, grounds for - legal separation, when - pregnancy ...section452.310. Petition, contents - service, how - rules to apply - defenses abolished - ...section452.311. Petition for dissolution filed when, requirements.section452.312. Parties' current employers and Social Security numbers to be contained in ...section452.314. Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ...section452.315. Authorized motions - restraining order, when, answer, when due, effect of - ...section452.317. Termination of insurance prohibited, when.section452.318. Counseling for minor children ordered, when, costs.section452.320. Finding that marriage is irretrievably broken, when - notice - denial by a ...section452.325. Separation agreements authorized, effect of - orders for disposition of ...section452.330. Disposition of property and debts, factors to be considered.section452.335. Maintenance order, findings required for - termination date, may be ...section452.340. Child support, how allocated - factors to be considered - abatement or ...section452.341. Obligor may request affidavit, when - cause of action for failure to ...section452.342. Summary of expenses paid on behalf of child, required when.section452.343. All judgments and orders shall contain the parties' Social Security numbers.section452.344. Support obligations, bond or other guarantee to secure, when required, ...section452.345. Maintenance or support payments to circuit clerk or family support payment ...section452.346. Medical assistance documentation provided, when.section452.347. Notice of a child support establishment or modification proceeding, when - ...section452.350. Withholding of income, voluntary or court may order, when, when effective - ...section452.354. Modification of child support, attorney fees awarded to state, when.section452.355. Allocation of cost of action and attorney fees by court - actions for ...section452.360. Judgment of dissolution or legal separation final when entered - appeal, ...section452.365. Party failing to comply with decree, effect of.section452.370. Modification of judgment as to maintenance or support, when - termination, ...section452.371. Declining jurisdiction in a modification proceeding, when.section452.372. Mandatory educational sessions, when - alternative dispute resolution, when.section452.374. Paternity proceedings stayed for rape charges against putative father.section452.375. Custody - definitions - factors determining custody - prohibited, when - ...section452.376. Noncustodial parent's right to receive child's school progress reports - ...section452.377. Relocation of child by parent for more than ninety days, required procedure ...section452.380. Temporary custody, motion for - dismissal of action, effect of.section452.385. Child's wishes as to custodian, how determined.section452.390. Investigation and report on custodial arrangements for a child - how ...section452.395. Custody proceedings, priority of - judge to determine law and fact - ...section452.400. Visitation rights, awarded when - history of domestic violence, ...section452.402. Grandparent's visitation rights granted, when - guardian ad litem ...section452.403. Grandparent denied visitation, court may order mediation upon written ...section452.404. Neutral location for exchange of children, when.section452.405. Custodian to determine child's upbringing, exception - continued ...section452.410. Custody, decree, modification of, when.section452.411. Change of residence deemed grounds for modification of custody, when.section452.412. Military service of parent not to be a basis for modification of a ...section452.413. Military deployment, child custody and visitation, effect of - nondeploying ...section452.415. When sections 452.300 to 452.415 shall apply.section452.416. Parent's change in income due to military service, effect on order of child ...section452.420. Proceedings to be heard by circuit judge - exception.section452.423. Guardian ad litem appointed, when, duties - disqualification, when - fees.section452.425. Sheriff or law enforcement to enforce custody and visitation orders, when - ...section452.426. Risk of international abduction, court may impose restrictions and restraints.section452.430. Availability of certain records - limitation on inspection of certain ...section452.552. Surcharge collected, when, use.section452.554. Domestic relations resolution fund established, use.section452.556. Handbook, contents, availability.section452.600. Educational sessions program shall be established by courts - for ...section452.605. Court shall order parties to action and may order children to attend, when.section452.607. Confidentiality of facts obtained at sessions not considered in ...section452.610. Cost of educational session, amount.section452.700. Short title.section452.705. Definitions.section452.710. Proceedings governed by other law.section452.715. Application to Indian tribes.section452.720. International application of act.section452.725. Appearance and limited immunity.section452.730. Communication between courts.section452.735. Cooperation between courts - preservation of records.section452.740. Initial child custody jurisdiction.section452.745. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.section452.747. Verified petition - service of process.section452.750. Jurisdiction to modify determination.section452.755. Temporary emergency jurisdiction.section452.760. Notice - opportunity to be heard - joinder.section452.762. Notice for exercise of jurisdiction.section452.765. Simultaneous proceedings.section452.770. Inconvenient forum.section452.775. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.section452.780. Information to be submitted to court.section452.782. Joinder of a party.section452.785. Appearance of parties and child.section452.790. Effect of child custody determination.section452.795. Full faith and credit.section452.800. Modification of another court's determination.section452.805. Filing of certified copy of custody decree.section452.810. Registration of child custody determination.section452.815. Forwarding copies of decrees.section452.820. Testimony of witnesses.section452.825. Request for another court to hold hearing.section452.830. Appearance at hearing.section452.835. Preservation of documents.section452.840. Transfer of transcripts and documents.section452.845. Priority of jurisdictional question.section452.850. Definitions.section452.855. Temporary visitation.section452.860. Enforcement of registered determination.section452.865. Simultaneous proceeding.section452.870. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination.section452.875. Service of petition and order.section452.880. Hearing and order.section452.885. Warrant to take physical custody of child.section452.890. Costs, fees, and expenses.section452.895. Recognition and enforcement.section452.900. Appeals.section452.905. Role of prosecutor or public official.section452.910. Role of law enforcement.section452.915. Costs and expenses.section452.920. Application and construction.section452.925. Severability clause.section452.930. Transitional provision.section452.1200. Short title.section452.1202. Definitions.section452.1204. Remedies for noncompliance.section452.1206. Jurisdiction.section452.1208. Notification required of deploying parent.section452.1210. Duty to notify of change of address.section452.1212. General consideration in custody proceeding of parent's military service.section452.1214. Form of agreement.section452.1216. Nature of authority created by agreement.section452.1218. Modification of agreement.section452.1220. Power of attorney.section452.1222. Filing agreement of power of attorney with court.section452.1224. Definition.section452.1226. Proceeding for temporary custody order.section452.1228. Expedited hearing.section452.1230. Testimony by electronic means.section452.1232. Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.section452.1234. Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent.section452.1236. Grant of limited contact.section452.1238. Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.section452.1240. Content of temporary custody order.section452.1242. Order for child support.section452.1244. Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent.section452.1246. Procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility ...section452.1248. Consent procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial ...section452.1250. Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.section452.1252. Termination by operation of law of temporary grant of custodial ...section452.1254. Uniformity of application and construction.section452.1256. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.section452.1258. Savings clause.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneChapter.aspx?chapter=452Fetched: 10/17/2026