In the event that there is an immediate need to hear a case falling outside the exclusive original jurisdiction of the family court, and no other judge of the circuit is available to hear the matter, the presiding judge may assign a judge of the family court division of the proper venue to hear such matter, subject to split venue and other provisions of law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 487.120
Immediate need to hear case outside jurisdiction, assignment of judge,..
Effective: 28 Aug 1993; (L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 8)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.