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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.818 (2026)

Relationship not dependent on marriage

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  210.818.  Relationship not dependent on marriage. — The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.

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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 2)

Effective 7-15-87

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2001–2018 · leading case: Truong v. Truong, 564 S.W.3d 761 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018).
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Truong v. Truong, 564 S.W.3d 761 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “A parent and child relationship exists between Truong and Second Child regardless of his past or current marital status to Mother as Section 210.818 provides that "[t]he parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and every parent, regardless of the marital…”
John Ballenger v. Janice Ballenger, 444 S.W.3d 914 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 210.818, RSMo 2000 2 ; § 210.817(4), RSMo 2000.”
Dep't of Soc. Servs., Div. of Child Support Enf't v. Rainez, 74 S.W.3d 824 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002). “The Uniform Parentage Act says that establishment of a parent-child relationship under the act is not dependent on marriage, § 210.818, and § 210.841.3 authorizes the circuit court to enter orders concerning support, custody, visitation, and any other matter in a child’s best…”
Mayer v. Mayer, 40 S.W.3d 925 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Section 210.818. Such a judgment or order determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes.”
State ex rel. Div. of Fam. Servs. v. Summerford, 75 S.W.3d 353 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “In addition to the establishment of paternity, the UPA allows the court to enter orders with respect to duty of support and in any other matter in the best interest of the child.”
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