Rule 121.04 – Location of Hearings After Recusal or Change of Judicial Officer

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Missouri

If the allegations of the petition have been established, whether before or after the judicial officer is recused under Rule 121.01 or an application is sustained under Rule 121.02, further hearings may be held at such place convenient to the parties within or without the circuit as the assigned judicial officer may determine.

Mo. R. Prac. P. Juv. Ct. & Fam. Ct. 121.04

Adopted May 20, 2009, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

Comment

Under this Rule 121.04, the hearing on the petition shall be conducted within the county where venue lies under section 211.031, RSMo. Subsequent hearings, including any hearings in connection with a petition filed under section 211.447, RSMo, may be conducted at a place convenient to the assigned judicial officer and the parties.

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