Mo. Sup. Ct. Op. R 17.30
Dissolution of marriage, legal separation, annulment, separate maintenance, URESA, adult abuse, motions to modify, motions for contempt in domestic relations cases, contested actions involving administrative support orders of the state department of social services, child protection orders, paternity, change of name, writs of habeas corpus in child custody cases, registration of foreign domestic relation judgments and such other actions defined as domestic relations cases by the State Judicial Records Committee.
Filing: The date of the filing of the first pleading, the date of receipt of the case documents on a change of venue, or, for supplemental filings, the date the supplemental filing was initiated, for instance a motion to modify is filed, a motion for new trial is sustained or a default judgment or structured settlement is set aside.
Resolution: The date the trial court enters its judgment, the case is dismissed, the petition is withdrawn, the case is transferred to another county on a change of venue, a structured settlement is reached or the case is otherwise disposed, which ever occurs first.
Mo. Sup. Ct. Op. R 17.30