§ 452.855 — Temporary visitation.

Missouri § 452.855

• Jurisdiction: Missouri
• Title XXX: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Ch. 452: Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance

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1.  Sections 452.850 to 452.915 may be invoked to enforce:

(1)  A child custody determination; and

(2)  An order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

2.  A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:

(1)  A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or

(2)  The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

3.  If a court of this state makes an order under subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section, the court shall specify in the order a period of time which it considers adequate to allow the person seeking the order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under sections 452.740 to 452.845 .  The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state or the period expires.

Legislative History

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)