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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.850 (2026)

Uniformity of application and construction

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  210.850.  Uniformity of application and construction. — The provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of sections 210.817 to 210.852 among the states enacting it.

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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 22)

Effective 7-15-87

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2003 · leading case: LeSage v. Dirt Cheap Cigarettes & Beer, Inc., 102 S.W.3d 1 (Mo. 2003).
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LeSage v. Dirt Cheap Cigarettes & Beer, Inc., 102 S.W.3d 1 (Mo. 2003). · cites it 8× “In support, the majority cites to the new, 2000 version of the Uniform Parentage Act, not yet adopted by the General Assembly, that contains a section providing that the UPA shall be used to establish paternity "for all purposes," as if Missouri's current version of the UPA does…”
In re Marriage of Fry, 108 S.W.3d 132 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Section 210.850. With this laudable legislative goal in mind, courts do well to mandate that the procedural requirements of the UPA be applied in cases where parentage is contested and where no provision for adjudicating that issue outside the UPA appears applicable.”
SNEAD BY SNEAD v. Cordes by Golding, 811 S.W.2d 391 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “However, § 210.850, RSMo Supp.1990, now provides that the provisions of the UPA are to be applied and construed with the purpose of making uniform the law in respect to paternity.”
State ex rel. State of Illinois v. Schaumann, 918 S.W.2d 393 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). “1992); § 210.850. The UPA has also been held to be the exclusive means for establishing paternity in Missouri.”
Snead ex rel. Snead v. Cordes ex rel. Golding, 811 S.W.2d 391 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “However, § 210.850, RSMo Supp.1990, now provides that the provisions of the UPA are to be applied and construed with the purpose of making uniform the law in respect to paternity.”
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