{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-452.1224","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.1224","heading":"Definition.","body":"In sections 452.1224 to 452.1244, \"close and substantial relationship\" means a relationship in which a significant bond exists between a child and a nonparent.","path":["Title XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=452.1224","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"672aa1b9733b51548c306d4e964e5a2f64f4d63bb36bac7b36af01c267b0d2d3","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-452.1222","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-452.1226"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}