The court may order a respondent to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the petitioner of maintaining any proceeding under sections 455.500 to 455.538 and for attorney's fees, including sums for legal services rendered and costs incurred prior to the commencement of the proceeding or after entry of judgment.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 455.536
Costs of legal fees
Known as the Child Protection Orders Act
The act spans §§ 455.003 to 455.560 (57 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1987; (L. 1987 H.B. 598 § 15)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.