Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a divorce if "there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved and that therefore the marriage is irretrievably broken." [Missouri Revised  Statutes]]

Residency Requirements: In order to file for divorce in Missouri, one of the parties must have been a resident of Missouri, or a member of the armed services who has been stationed in Missouri for ninety days immediately preceding the commencement of the proceeding. [Missouri Revised  Statutes]

Missouri Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Department of Social Services Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: 573–751–4301
Toll Free: 800–859–7999

Missouri Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Missouri Child Support Guidelines
Missouri Child Support Calculation Worksheet

Missouri Child Support Calculator

Missouri Divorce Forms Online
Missouri Court Forms

Missouri Divorce Laws
Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 452

Missouri Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Number
Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Telephone: 573–634–4161

Missouri Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by program on website.

Missouri Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Family Court Services Jackson County
Telephone: 816–881–1318

Mediation Achieving Results for Children (M.A.R.C.H)
Telephone: 816–792–9989
Toll Free: 800–595–9750

Missouri State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Missouri Bar
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Missouri State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Jefferson City: 573–636–3635
Kansas City: 816–221–9472
Springfield: 417–831–2783
St. Louis: 314–621–6681