Missouri § 454.1512 Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

Missouri Statutes

§ 454.1512 — Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

Missouri § 454.1512

Title XXXDOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 454Enforcement of Support Law

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1512 (2026).

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(a)A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 , and, as applicable, Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , to a support proceeding involving:

(1)a foreign support order;

(2)a foreign tribunal; or

(3)an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b)A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 .

(c)Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , apply only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454

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(a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 , and, as applicable, Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , to a support proceeding involving:

(1) a foreign support order;

(2) a foreign tribunal; or

(3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 .

(c) Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , apply only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 , Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , controls.