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RSMo 452.1212effective 28 Aug 2024

General consideration in custody proceeding of parent's military service

In plain English

When a court decides who gets custody of a child whose parent is in the military, the court cannot count a parent's past or possible future military deployment against them just because it happened. But the court can look at whether that deployment actually had a big effect on what is best for the child.

Word-for-word law

452.1212. General in of parent's military . — In a for of a child of a , a court may not consider a parent's past or possible future deployment in itself in determining the but may consider any significant impact on the best interest of the child of the parent's past or possible future deployment.

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Source & history notes

(L. 2024 S.B. 912)

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