Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.240
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session through 7/12/2024
The petition of a married person for any of the purposes before mentioned may be filed and the case heard and determined in the circuit court, and the like process and proceedings shall be had as in other civil suits triable before circuit judges.
§ 452.240, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 3382, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537