Verified petition
When someone wants to change a child custody order, they have to file paperwork that is officially sworn to be true. If the original custody case started in Missouri, the new paperwork gets filed in that same case. Everyone involved — including the parents and anyone the child lives with — must be properly notified. After being notified, those people have 30 days to file a sworn written response (45 days if they were notified by newspaper publication). If someone lives outside Missouri, they get notified under a different rule.
452.747. — . — 1. Any of child filed under the of section 452.410 or sections 452.700 to 452.930 shall be and, if the originated in the state of Missouri, shall be filed in that original case, but shall be obtained and responsive may be filed as in any original proceeding.
2. Before making a under section 452.410 or sections 452.700 to 452.930, the , any parent whose have not been previously terminated, and any person who has of the child shall be in the manner provided by the and applicable court rules and may within thirty days after the date of service (forty-five days if ) file a . If any such persons are outside this state, notice and opportunity to be heard shall be given under section 452.740.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2009 H.B. 481)
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