When a divorce has been granted, and the court has made an order or decree providing for the payment of alimony and maintenance, the remarriage of the former spouse shall relieve the spouse obligated to pay support from further payment of alimony to the former spouse from the date of the remarriage, without the necessity of further court action, but the remarriage shall not relieve the former spouse from the provisions of any judgment or decree or order providing for the support of any minor children.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.075
Remarriage of former spouse ends alimony
Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 452.025 to 452.930 (157 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Alexander v. Senciboy (1988)
Most recently applied in Alexander v. Senciboy (July 1988)
Effective: 28 Aug 2001; (L. 1957 p. 390 § 1, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.