The reputed father and mother of children who were born before the ceremony of marriage is performed, as provided by this chapter, may, at the time of solemnization of said marriage, give to the officer the names of their children then living, or the descendants of such as may be dead; and it shall be the duty of such officer to record such names with his certificate of marriage.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.160
Names of children born before marriage shall be recorded
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3372); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2985; 1919 § 7310; 1909 § 8291
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.