When someone wants to file a petition about domestic violence, they can file it in the county where they live, where the incident happened, or where the other person can be found and served with papers.
455.015. . — The shall be filed in the county where the resides, where the alleged incident of occurred, or where the may be .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1980 S.B. 524 § 1, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215)
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Duties of circuit clerks
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