If a man, having by a woman a child or children, afterward intermarries with her and recognizes the child or children to be his, they are thereby legitimated.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.070
Legitimation by marriage
Known as the Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
The act spans §§ 474–474 (79 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 504 F. Supp. 153 - White v. Harris (1980)
Most recently applied in Thomas v. Harris (December 1980)
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (RSMo 1939 § 315, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 242); Prior revisions: 1929 § 315; 1919 § 312; 1909 § 341
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.