{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-452.760","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.760","heading":"Notice — opportunity to be heard — joinder.","body":"1. Before a child custody determination is made under sections 452.700 to 452.930, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of section 452.762 shall be given to:\n(1) All persons entitled to notice under the provisions of the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state;\n(2) Any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated; and\n(3) Any person having physical custody of the child.\n2. Sections 452.700 to 452.930 shall not govern the enforceability of a child custody determination made without notice and an opportunity to be heard.\n3. The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child custody proceeding under sections 452.700 to 452.930 are governed by the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state.","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=452.760","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"a67909b083ff836ae9557f6fe38fa8a57f87f41119c55e48562b13f82cdbbd32","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-452.755","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-452.762"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}