454.983. Determination of parentage--which tribunal. - Missouri Statutes

Determination of parentage--which tribunal.

454.983. (a) A tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating orresponding tribunal in a proceeding brought under sections 454.850 to454.997 or a law or procedure substantially similar to sections 454.850 to454.997, or a law or procedure substantially similar to the uniformreciprocal enforcement of support act, or the revised uniform reciprocalenforcement of support act to determine that the petitioner is a parent ofa particular child or to determine that a respondent is a parent of thatchild.

(b) In a proceeding to determine parentage, a responding tribunal ofthis state shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state andthe rules of this state on choice of law.

(L. 1997 S.B. 361)

Effective 7-1-97