{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-451.220","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.220","heading":"Marriage contracts to be in writing, acknowledged or proved.","body":"All marriage contracts whereby any estate, real or personal, in this state, is intended to be secured or conveyed to any person or persons, or whereby such estate may be affected in law or equity, shall be in writing, and acknowledged by each of the contracting parties, or proved by one or more subscribing witnesses.","path":["Title XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 451 - Marriage, Marriage Contracts, and Rights of Married Women"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=451.220","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"541452ec6b0e435cb6e5a07b16ace897c2d52151efec8d82796aa5ae6a7823f0","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-451.210","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-451.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}