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RSMo 452.845effective 28 Aug 2009

Priority of jurisdictional question

In plain English

If someone asks a court to figure out whether it has the right to handle a child custody case, that question gets moved to the front of the line and dealt with quickly.

Word-for-word law

452.845. of question. — If a question of existence or exercise of under sections 452.700 to 452.930 is raised in a , the question, upon request of a , must be given priority on the and handled .

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Source & history notes

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)

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