All marriage contracts whereby any estate, real or personal, in this state, is intended to be secured or conveyed to any person or persons, or whereby such estate may be affected in law or equity, shall be in writing, and acknowledged by each of the contracting parties, or proved by one or more subscribing witnesses.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.220
Marriage contracts to be in writing, acknowledged or proved
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3373); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2986; 1919 § 7311; 1909 § 8292
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.