If a custody decree has been rendered in another state concerning a child involved in a custody proceeding pending in a court of this state, the court of this state, upon taking jurisdiction of the case, shall request of the court of the other state a certified copy of the transcript of any court record and other documents mentioned in section 452.835.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.840
Transfer of transcripts and documents
Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 452–452 (157 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 2009; (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.