Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 452

Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance

←452.312

Section 452.314.1

452.315→

August 28, 2015

Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ward is a victim of spousal abuse.

452.314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a

guardian for an incapacitated person may file a petition for dissolution of

the marriage of, or if the incapacitated person has a history of religious

objection to divorce, the guardian may file for a legal separation for such

incapacitated person and may give testimony in support of the allegations

contained in the petition, if the guardian has reasonable cause to believe

that the incapacitated person has been the victim of abuse by the spouse of

such incapacitated person.



(L. 1990 H.B. 1370, et al.)







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