Missouri Statutes
§ 452.240 — Filing of petition, proceedings.
Missouri § 452.240
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXDOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 452Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.240 (2026).
Text
The petition of a married person for any of the purposes before mentioned may be filed and the case heard and determined in the circuit court, and the like process and proceedings shall be had as in other civil suits triable before circuit judges.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 3382, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2995; 1919 § 7320; 1909 § 8301
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