452.820. Testimony of witnesses. - Missouri Statutes

Testimony of witnesses.

452.820. 1. In addition to other procedures available to a party, aparty to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses whoare located in another state, including testimony of the parties and thechild, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimonytaken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that thetestimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe themanner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.

2. A court of this state may permit an individual residing in anotherstate to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or otherelectronic means before a designated court or at another location in thatstate. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other statesin designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

3. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court ofthis state by technological means that do not produce an original writingmay not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means oftransmission.

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)