2018 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXX - Domestic Relations
Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance
Section 452.314 Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ward is a victim of spousal abuse.
Effective 28 Aug 1990
Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 452452.314. Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ward is a victim of spousal abuse. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a guardian for an incapacitated person may file a petition for dissolution of the marriage of, or if the incapacitated person has a history of religious objection to divorce, the guardian may file for a legal separation for such incapacitated person and may give testimony in support of the allegations contained in the petition, if the guardian has reasonable cause to believe that the incapacitated person has been the victim of abuse by the spouse of such incapacitated person.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1370, et al.)