{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-507.170","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.170","heading":"Petition and appointment filed before further proceedings.","body":"The petition for the appointment of a next friend, the written consent of the person proposed to be next friend, and the order of appointment, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court where the suit is proposed to be brought, before any proceedings shall be had in the cause.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 507 - Parties"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=507.170","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"52732b7964f6a365263312ab6d3abc0b22523a0a8a4821c3c0a70756ee454296","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-507.160","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-507.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}