Title XXXII — COURTS

*487.010. Designation of family courts — designation of division — administrative judge — split venue, assignments — removal of judge. — 1. The majority of the circuit judges and associate circuit judges en banc, in the circuit, may designate, by local court rule, a family court …

487.020. Appointment of commissioners, juvenile commissioners, automatic appointment, terms — family court commissioner, compensation, certain circuits — qualifications, compensation, retirement. — 1. In each circuit or a county having a family court, a majority of the circuit an…

487.030. Findings by commissioner become judgment of court, when, notice of findings — motion for hearing by judge, time limit, computation of time. — 1. The findings and recommendations of the commissioner shall become the judgment of the court when adopted and confirmed by an o…

487.040. Cases may be heard by commissioner — hearings, where conducted — split venue, assignment of commissioners. — 1. The administrative judge of the family court, or in circuits or counties which have a family court pursuant to subsection 2 of section 487.010 having one judge…

487.050. Judges and commissioners, qualifications — reviewability — removal, grounds — terms. — 1. To the extent feasible, judges designated as family court judges and the commissioners appointed under sections 487.020 to 487.040 shall be those who: (1) Desire to be so assigned; …

487.060. Family court administrator — duties — compensation. — 1. In each circuit having a family court, on approval of the majority of the circuit judges and associate circuit judges en banc, the court may employ a person to perform the functions of a family court administrator.…

487.070. Proceedings — confidentiality. — Proceedings in the family court may be in camera as directed by a judge of the family court. However, proceedings in the family court for cases brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall continue to be conducted pursuant to the provi…

487.080. Jurisdiction. — Except as provided in section 487.130 and, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the family court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine the following matters: (1) All actions or proceedings governed by chap…

487.090. Transfer of certain actions. — 1. In criminal actions where the defendant and the victim are part of the same family unit, the judge of the division in which the criminal case is pending may only transfer such case to the family court if it is in the interests of justice…

487.100. Mediation, counseling, home study may be recommended — costs. — In any family court case the judge or commissioner may, on the judge's or commissioner's own motion or, at the request of a party, order or recommend mediation, counseling or a home study. The costs of such …

487.110. Uniform child custody jurisdiction act, application. — The uniform child custody jurisdiction act, as enacted in sections 452.440 to 452.550*, shall apply to all custody proceedings in the family court. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 7) *Sections 452.440 to 452.550 were …

487.120. Immediate need to hear case outside jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. — In the event that there is an immediate need to hear a case falling outside the exclusive original jurisdiction of the family court, and no other judge of the circuit is available to hea…

487.130. Immediate need to hear case within jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. — In the event that there is an immediate need to hear a case falling within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the family court and no family court judge or commissioner is available t…

487.140. Cooperative agreements with department of social services. — For the purpose of obtaining the maximum allowable federal financial participation funds, the family court of each circuit or a county therein with the approval of the circuit and associate circuit judges en ba…

487.150. Family court coordinating committee, duties — members. — The administrative judge of the family court, or if none, the presiding judge of each circuit having a family court division or each circuit having a family court division in a county in the circuit may appoint a f…

487.160. Laws relating to juvenile courts, include family court, when. — Any reference in the statutory laws of this state to the juvenile division of the circuit court shall be deemed to include the family court when involving matters previously within the exclusive original jur…

487.180. Transfer of equipment and property from juvenile court division to family court. — In any jurisdiction that has a family court, all equipment, property, facilities and funds of the juvenile court division as it exists on the day prior to August 28, 1993, shall be transfe…

487.190. Continuation of payment of salaries and benefits. — Any salary or benefits paid to an employee in a position of employment authorized by law outside the provisions of sections 487.010 to 487.190 shall continue to be paid in the same manner and from the same source as suc…

487.200. Medication-assisted treatment, not prohibited, when. — 1. As used in this section, "medication-assisted treatment" means the use of pharmacological medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole patient approach to the treatment …