452.314. Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ward is a victim of spousal abuse. - Missouri Statutes

Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution orseparation if ward is a victim of spousal abuse.

452.314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to thecontrary, a guardian for an incapacitated person may file apetition for dissolution of the marriage of, or if theincapacitated person has a history of religious objection todivorce, the guardian may file for a legal separation for suchincapacitated person and may give testimony in support of theallegations contained in the petition, if the guardian hasreasonable cause to believe that the incapacitated person hasbeen the victim of abuse by the spouse of such incapacitatedperson.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1370, et al.)