The petition of a married person for any of the purposes before mentioned may be filed and the case heard and determined in the circuit court, and the like process and proceedings shall be had as in other civil suits triable before circuit judges.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.240
Filing of petition, proceedings
Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 452–452 (157 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 2001; (RSMo 1939 § 3382, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2995; 1919 § 7320; 1909 § 8301
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.