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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.730 (2026)

Communication between courts

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  452.730.  Communication between courts. — 1.  A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under sections 452.700 to 452.930.

  2.  The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, the parties shall be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.

  3.  A communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties.  A record need not be made of such communication.

  4.  Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, a record shall be made of the communication.  The parties shall be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.

  5.  For the purposes of this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium, or that which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.  A record includes notes or transcripts of a court reporter who listened to a conference call between the courts, an electronic recording of a telephone call, a memorandum or an electronic record of the communication between the courts, or a memorandum or an electronic record made by a court after the communication.

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(L. 2009 H.B. 481)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2021 · leading case: Al-Hawarey v. Al-Hawarey, 388 S.W.3d 237 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012).
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Al-Hawarey v. Al-Hawarey, 388 S.W.3d 237 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Under Section 452.730, a Missouri court may communicate with a court of another state, with or without the parties present, concerning a child custody proceeding.”
Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette, 476 S.W.3d 273 (Mo. 2015). “See RSMo §§ 452.730, 452.735; W. Va.Code §§ 48-20-110, 48-20-112.”
Grega v. Grega, 524 S.W.3d 150 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “He contends the trial court violated Section 452.730 by not allowing the parties to be present at or participate in the telephone conference between it and the California court and by not making a record of that communication.”
Fallon R. Nestle v. Brandon E. Johns, 452 S.W.3d 753 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “See Section 452.730 RSMo; New York Domestic Relations Law section 75 — i.”
Kimberly L. Ball v. Michael R. Ball, 638 S.W.3d 543 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “5 Section 452.730 provides Missouri courts may communicate with courts of other states regarding jurisdictional issues in cases involving dissolution of marriage, custody, and support under sections 452.”
Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). “§452.730 and §452.735 RSMo; W.Va. §48-20-110.”
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