452.825. Request for another court to hold hearing. - Missouri Statutes

Request for another court to hold hearing.

452.825. 1. A court of this state may request the appropriate courtof another state to hold a hearing to obtain evidence, to order personswithin that state to produce or give evidence under other procedures ofthat state, or to have social studies made with respect to the custody of achild involved in proceedings pending in the court of this state; and toforward to the court of this state certified copies of the transcript ofthe record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise obtained, or any socialstudies prepared in compliance with the request. The cost of the servicesmay be assessed against the parties.

2. A court of this state may request the appropriate court of anotherstate to order a party to custody proceedings pending in the court of thisstate to appear in the proceedings and, if that party has physical custodyof the child, to appear with the child. The request may state that traveland other necessary expenses of the party and of the child whose appearanceis desired will be assessed against the appropriate party.

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)