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RSMo 454.1521effective 28 Aug 2011

Initiating and responding tribunal of state

In plain English

A Missouri court can work in two ways in child support cases involving other states or countries. It can start a case and send it to another state's court, or it can receive a case that was started somewhere else and handle it here.

Word-for-word law

454.1521. Initiating and of state. — Under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a of this state may serve as an to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.

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Source & history notes

(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728

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