Section 452.760 – Notice — opportunity to be heard — joinder.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.760. Notice — opportunity to be heard — joinder. — 1. Before a child custody determination is made under sections 452.700 to 452.930, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of section 452.762 shall be given to: (1) All persons entitled to notice under the […]
Section 452.762 – Notice for exercise of jurisdiction.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.762. Notice for exercise of jurisdiction. — 1. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for the service of process or by the law of the state in which the […]
Section 452.765 – Simultaneous proceedings.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.765. Simultaneous proceedings. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in section 452.755, a court of this state shall not exercise its jurisdiction under sections 452.740 to 452.785 if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child had been previously commenced in […]
Section 452.770 – Inconvenient forum.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.770. Inconvenient forum. — 1. A court of this state that has jurisdiction under sections 452.700 to 452.930 to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if the court determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court […]
Section 452.775 – Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.775. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in section 452.755, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under sections 452.700 to 452.930 because a person invoking the jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless: (1) […]
Section 452.710 – Proceedings governed by other law.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.710. Proceedings governed by other law. — Sections 452.700 to 452.930 shall not govern: (1) An adoption proceeding; or (2) A proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child. ——– (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
Section 452.715 – Application to Indian tribes.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.715. Application to Indian tribes. — 1. A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Section 1901, et seq., is not subject to sections 452.700 to 452.930 to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child […]
Section 452.720 – International application of act.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.720. International application of act. — 1. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as a state of the United States for purposes of applying sections 452.700 to 452.785. 2. A child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the […]
Section 452.725 – Appearance and limited immunity.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.725. Appearance and limited immunity. — 1. A party to a child custody proceeding who is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state and is a responding party under sections 452.740 to 452.785, a party in a proceeding to modify a child custody determination under sections 452.740 to 452.785, […]
Section 452.730 – Communication between courts.
Effective – 28 Aug 2009 452.730. Communication between courts. — 1. A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under sections 452.700 to 452.930. 2. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the […]