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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.750

Jurisdiction to modify determination

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 452–452 (157 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette (2015)

Most recently applied in Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette (December 2015)

Effective: 28 Aug 2009; (L. 2009 H.B. 481)

Except as otherwise provided in section 452.755, a court of this state shall not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of section 452.740 and:

(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive continuing jurisdiction under section 452.745 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 452.770; or

(2) A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that neither the child, nor a parent, nor any person acting as a parent presently resides in the other state.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.