487.080. Jurisdiction. — Except as provided in section 487.130 and, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the family court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine the following matters:
(1) All actions or proceedings governed by chapter 452 including but not limited to dissolution of marriage, legal separation, separate maintenance, child custody and modification actions;
(2) Actions for annulment of marriage;
(3) Adoption actions and all actions and proceedings conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 453;
(4) Juvenile proceedings and all actions as provided for in chapter 211;
(5) Actions to establish the parent and child relationship, except actions to establish a person as an heir, devisee or trust beneficiary, and all actions provided for in chapter 210;
(6) Actions for determination of support duties and for enforcement of support, including actions under the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act and actions provided for in chapter 454. Family court personnel shall not duplicate any functions performed by the family support division or local prosecuting attorney but shall cooperate with the family support division or the local prosecuting attorney;
(7) Adult abuse and child protection actions and all actions provided for in chapter 455;
(8) Change of name actions;
(9) Marriage license waiting period waivers under chapter 451.
Notes of Decisions
State ex rel. M.D.K. v. Dolan, 968 S.W.2d 740 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998).
· cites it 10× “With these principles in mind, we turn to section 487.080. That section provides that “the family court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction” to hear and determine certain matters, including dissolution of marriage cases.”
State ex rel. Moore v. Sharp, 151 S.W.3d 104 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 4× “governed by chapter 452, RSMo, including but not limited to dissolution of marriage." The thirty-fifth judicial circuit, however, is not one where the legislature created family courts; consequently, the circuit court of the thirty-fifth judicial circuit has "original…”
Kelly J. Blanchette v. Steven M. Blanchette, 476 S.W.3d 273 (Mo. 2015).
· cites it 2× “Code § 51-2A-2; § 487.080, RSMo Noncum. Supp. 2014. The logical construction of the UCCJEA, as applied to these particular facts, means the Berkeley County court of West Virginia had subject matter jurisdiction to determine custody of Daughter.”
Robert Gordon v. Bradley G. Epperly, 504 S.W.3d 836 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “Section 487.080(1) gives the family court “exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine .”
Coon ex rel. Coon v. Am. Compressed Steel, 133 S.W.3d 75 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 4× “In response, Respondent Coon argues, based on the language of section 487.080, that the family court not only had jurisdiction, but it had exclusive jurisdiction of the equitable adoption proceeding.”
Rhodus v. McKinley, 16 S.W.3d 615 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 3× “” Section 487.080, RSMo 1994. McKinley does not cite, nor do we find, any controlling authority for the argument that the attorney fees awarded to Rhodus must be proportionate to Rhodus’ recovery.”
Brown v. Brown, 14 S.W.3d 704 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 2× “1999; § 487.080, RSMo 1994. 2 . In relevant part, § 452.”
In the Interest of J.M., 328 S.W.3d 466 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “Section 487.080. Missouri’s unified family-court system seeks to create a single court with comprehensive authority over all cases involving children and their families.”
Glenn v. Moyer, 902 S.W.2d 355 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995).
· cites it 2× “Section 487.080(7) provides that the family court has exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine child protection actions.”
State v. Cook, 3 S.W.3d 902 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 2× “1995; § 487.080, RSMo 1994; § 487.160, RSMo 1994.”
In re Jm, 328 S.W.3d 466 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “Section 487.080. Missouri's unified family-court system seeks to create a single court with comprehensive authority over all cases involving children and their families.”
In re SLJ, 3 S.W.3d 902 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 2× “1995; § 487.080, RSMo 1994; § 487.160, RSMo 1994.”
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Glenn v. Moyer, 902 S.W.2d 355 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995).
“Section 487.080(7) provides that the family court has exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine child protection actions.”
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