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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.750 (2026)

Jurisdiction to modify determination

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  452.750.  Jurisdiction to modify determination. — Except as otherwise provided in section 452.755, a court of this state shall not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of section 452.740 and:

  (1)  The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive continuing jurisdiction under section 452.745 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 452.770; or

  (2)  A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that neither the child, nor a parent, nor any person acting as a parent presently resides in the other state.

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(L. 2009 H.B. 481)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2021 · 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 8× “Mo.Rev.Stat. § 452.750 (2013). In this case, Petitioner does not assert the provisions of Mo.”
Al-Hawarey v. Al-Hawarey, 388 S.W.3d 237 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “Under Section 452.750, a Missouri court shall not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless, first, the Missouri court has jurisdiction to make an initial determination of custody under subdivision (1) or (2) of Section 452.”
Grega v. Grega, 524 S.W.3d 150 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 8× “800 is virtually identical to Section 452.750. Father cites to Section 452.”
In re the Matter of: Jason Leon Parkash Jaitley, a Minor, Malinda Collins, applicant/appellant v. Jason Leon Parkash Jaitley, minor/respondent., 495 S.W.3d 784 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “Although the motion is not in the record, the trial court makes reference to it and notes that the motion contends that the requirements of section 452.750 are not met. The trial court removed the case from the trial docket and scheduled a hearing on the motions for June 24,…”
Kimberly L. Ball v. Michael R. Ball, 638 S.W.3d 543 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “4 The trial court determined it was required to conduct a “jurisdictional hearing” with the Illinois court under section 452.750 before modifying the parties’ Illinois judgment.”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.750(1): 1 case
Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette, 476 S.W.3d 273 (Mo. 2015). “Mo.Rev.Stat. § 452.750 (2013). In this case, Petitioner does not assert the provisions of Mo.”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.750(2): 1 case
Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette, 476 S.W.3d 273 (Mo. 2015). “Mo.Rev.Stat. § 452.750 (2013). In this case, Petitioner does not assert the provisions of Mo.”
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