Missouri § 452.720 International application of act.

Missouri Statutes

§ 452.720 — International application of act.

Missouri § 452.720

Title XXXDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 452Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.720 (2026).

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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 jurisdictional standards of sections 452.700 to 452.930 shall be recognized and enforced under sections 452.850 to 452.915 .

3.The court need not apply the provisions of sections 452.700 to 452.930 when the child custody law of the other country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

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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 jurisdictional standards of sections 452.700 to 452.930 shall be recognized and enforced under sections 452.850 to 452.915 .

3. The court need not apply the provisions of sections 452.700 to 452.930 when the child custody law of the other country violates fundamental principles of human rights.