Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1548
Proceedings under act.
454.1548. Proceedings under act. — (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 , this article, sections 454.1548 to 454.1602 , applies to all proceedings under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 .
(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728