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A father whose name appears on a birth certificate does not enjoy full parental rights including rights to custody and visitation until he is legally declared the legal and biological father via a court order. Child custody, visitation, and child support can be ordered by a court after paternity has been established.

In the absence of a court order determining rights of custody or visitation to a child, a person having a right of custody of the child commits the offense of parental kidnapping if he or she removes, takes, detains, conceals, or entices away that child within or without the state, without good cause, and with the ...

Missouri Custody Laws for Unmarried Parents In Missouri, if a child is born to unmarried parents, then the mother is automatically given sole custody with full parental rights. That is unless the mother signs an affidavit acknowledging that her partner is the father.

There is no remote public access to documents filed before July 1, 2023. This includes certain judgments that used to be available to the public via Case.net. Access to these judgments was removed to protect any confidential information they may have contained.

In the state of Missouri, changing the name of a minor requires written, notarized consent (agreement) of each known parent. This written consent must be filed along with the petition for name change. If the written consent of both parents is not available, service on the non-consenting party will be necessary.

The new custody law in Missouri sets forth a rebuttable presumption that an award of equal, or nearly equal, parenting time is in the best interests of the child.