Missouri

Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a divorce if “there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved and that therefore the marriage is irretrievably broken.” [Missouri Revised  Statutes]]

Residency Requirements: In order to file for divorce in Missouri, one of the parties must have been a resident of Missouri, or a member of the armed services who has been stationed in Missouri for ninety days immediately preceding the commencement of the proceeding. [Missouri Revised  Statutes]

Missouri Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers


Department of Social Services Child Support Enforcement

Telephone: 573–751–4301

Toll Free: 800–859–7999

Missouri Child Support Guidelines
Missouri Child Support Guidelines

Missouri Child Support Calculation Worksheet

Missouri Divorce Forms Online

Missouri Court Forms

Missouri Divorce Laws

Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 452

Missouri Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Number

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Telephone: 573–634–4161

Missouri Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Corporation, Inc.

Telephone: Listed by program on website.

Missouri Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers

Family Court Services Jackson County

Telephone: 816–881–1318

Mediation Achieving Results for Children (M.A.R.C.H)

Telephone: 816–792–9989

Toll Free: 800–595–9750

Missouri State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links

Missouri Bar

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Missouri State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers

Jefferson City: 573–636–3635

Kansas City: 816–221–9472

Springfield: 417–831–2783

St. Louis: 314–621–6681

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