This law defines two words used in a set of rules about making sure child custody orders are followed. The 'petitioner' is the person asking a court to enforce a custody order or get a child returned. The 'respondent' is the person being taken to court over that same issue.
452.850. Definitions. — As used in sections 452.850 to 452.915:
(1) "" means a person who seeks of a or enforcement of an for the of the child under the ;
(2) "" means a person against whom a has been for enforcement of a child custody determination or enforcement of an order for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2009 H.B. 481)
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