Temporary visitation.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.855
in effect452.855. Temporary visitation. — 1. Sections 452.850 to 452.915 may be invoked to enforce:
(1) A child custody determination; and
(2) An order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
2. A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:
(1) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
(2) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
3. If a court of this state makes an order under subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section, the court shall specify in the order a period of time which it considers adequate to allow the person seeking the order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under sections 452.740 to 452.845 . The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state or the period expires.
(L. 2009 H.B. 481)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=452.855Fetched: 10/17/2026