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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.230 (2026)

Proceeds used for support of himself or herself and family

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  452.230.  Proceeds used for support of himself or herself and family. — All the proceeds of such sales, and all other money and personal estate which shall come to the hands of a person by force of the provisions of sections 451.250 to 451.300 and sections 452.130, 452.140, 452.170 to 452.190 and 452.210 to 452.250, may be used and disposed of by him or her for the necessary support of himself or herself and family.

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(RSMo 1939 § 3381, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 2994; 1919 § 7319; 1909 § 8300

CROSS REFERENCE:

Workers' compensation death benefits, rights of widows and children, 287.240

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–2003 · leading case: Hopkins v. Hopkins, 626 S.W.2d 389 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981).
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Hopkins v. Hopkins, 626 S.W.2d 389 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “banc September 8, 1981), holding that nonmatured, contingent pension rights do not constitute marital property divisible under § 452.230, RSMo 1978. Alimony obligations are distinct from the equitable distribution of property between spouses upon divorce.”
In Re the Marriage of Stamatiou, 798 S.W.2d 737 (Mo. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “Stamatiou contends the trial court erred in that such an allocation contravenes the purposes of § 452.230, RSMo 1986, that the parties become independent from each other and self-sufficient.”
Rogers v. Rogers, 93 S.W.3d 852 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “or as follows: (1) the failure of the court to include in the wife’s income figures in calculating child support anything on account of her anticipated bonus, while imputing to him $20,800 of income on account of his presumed earning capacity; (2) the denial of his prayer for…”
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