{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.012","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.012","heading":"Spouse defined.","body":"For the purposes of public retirement systems administered pursuant to this chapter, any reference to the term \"spouse\" only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman.","path":["Title VIII - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS","Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=104.012","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"dfefca5651170c129c871f986e4cbc56df87356be3d5fb566fd338a56e6b6a31","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.010","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}