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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 512.025 (2026)

Habeas corpus proceedings for custody of minor child, who may appeal

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  512.025.  Habeas corpus proceedings for custody of minor child, who may appeal. — Any party may appeal to the court of appeals from a decision in a habeas corpus proceeding involving the custody of a minor child where there is in effect, at the time of the hearing on the writ, no prior court order determining custody.  Such appeal shall be expedited by the court in every manner practicable.

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(L. 1986 S.B. 493 § 1)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2005–2018 · leading case: Anderson v. Jackson, 181 S.W.3d 172 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
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Anderson v. Jackson, 181 S.W.3d 172 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 6× “Section 512.025 appears to be not applicable in this case due to the existence of the February 4, 2003, judgment that mother sought to modify by Count I of her amended petition.”
In Re the Est. of R.M., 356 S.W.3d 250 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “” Section 512.025. Here, there is a prior court order determining custody, in the form of the July 10, 2007 Judgment and Decree of Adoption entered by the St.”
John Ballenger v. Janice Ballenger, 444 S.W.3d 914 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “Although an appeal does not normally lie from the trial court’s issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, section 512.025, RSMo 2000, permits an appeal "in a habeas corpus proceeding involving the custody of a minor child where there is in effect, at the time of the hearing on the…”
Est. of A.T., 380 S.W.3d 653 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “However, because Petitioner is appealing from the dismissal of a writ of habeas corpus in a child custody matter, we review Section 512.025. Section 512.025 provides for an appeal from a habeas corpus proceeding in child custody if no prior couH order detemining custody is in…”
State v. Spencer, 569 S.W.3d 477 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018). “…exception to this rule which applies to habeas proceedings involving child custody which cannot be applied here. See § 512.025.”
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