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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.700 (2026)

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  452.700.  Short title. — Sections 452.700 to 452.930 may be cited as the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act".

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(L. 2009 H.B. 481)

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Cited in 18 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette, 476 S.W.3d 273 (Mo. 2015).
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Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette, 476 S.W.3d 273 (Mo. 2015). · cites it 2× “The issue in this interstate child custody dispute is whether the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), Mo.Rev. Stat. §§ 452.700 to 452.930 (2013) et seq.”
Al-Hawarey v. Al-Hawarey, 388 S.W.3d 237 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “The UCCJEA, codified in Missouri under Sections 452.700 through 452.930, governs jurisdiction in child custody matters.”
Hightower v. Myers, 304 S.W.3d 727 (Mo. 2010). “Sections 452.700 to 452.930. It became effective August 28, 2009.”
In the Matter of the Adoption of: C.T.P. K.L. v. A.M. & R.M., Jr., 452 S.W.3d 705 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “Consistent with this observation, sections 452.700 to 452.930, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”), defines a “child custody determination” in pertinent part as: [A] judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody,…”
In re Halverson ex rel. Sumners, 362 S.W.3d 443 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Section 452.700 et. seq. Unless otherwise indicated, all statutory references are to RSMo Cum.”
Ketteman v. Ketteman, 347 S.W.3d 647 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). “550, and adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, consisting of sections 452.700 to 452.930, which became effective on August 28, 2009.”
Charles L. Burgett v. Tasha R. Thomas, 509 S.W.3d 840 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). “The UCCJEA is codified in sections 452.700 through 452.930 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.”
DeWitt v. Lechuga, 393 S.W.3d 113 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Mother contends that the trial court did not err in dismissing Father’s petition for lack of jurisdiction because under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”), §§ 452.700 to 452.930, 5 California is Child’s home state and has jurisdiction over…”
Steven Andrew Schaeffer v. Jasmine Renee Schaeffer, 471 S.W.3d 367 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See section 452.700 et. seq. 1 Wife appeared personally with counsel at the hearing on Husband’s contempt motion on November 15, 2012.”
Patel v. Patel, 380 S.W.3d 625 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). “550, and adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, consisting of sections 452.700 to 452.930, effective August 28, 2009.”
Grega v. Grega, 524 S.W.3d 150 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). “A Missouri court’s authority to modify the child 'custody determinations of a court in another state is governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and 'Enforcement Act' (“UCCJEA”), codified in Missouri at Sections 452.700 to 452.930. Whether a Missouri court has such…”
Missouri Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. B.T.W., 422 S.W.3d 381 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). “481 § A and replaced by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), sections 452.700 to 452.930, effective August 28, 2009.”
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