{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-475.505","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 475.505","heading":"Cooperation between courts.","body":"1. In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:\n(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing;\n(2) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state;\n(3) Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;\n(4) Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;\n(5) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection 1 of this section;\n(6) Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person;\n(7) Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information as defined in 45 CFR 160.103, as amended.\n2. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection 1 of this section, a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=475.505","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"1d7b7be0017b3813d008e0720b4a0fe3b2b3854a9f01ad12700d008fa411cda6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-475.504","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-475.506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}