Section 15.2 Classification of Property at Divorce

• Library: Family Law Deskbook and 2014 Supp

II. (§15.2) Classification of Property at Divorce

For the purposes of the Missouri dissolution of marriage law, “marital property” is all property acquired by either spouse after the marriage, except for property acquired in a specific manner excepted by the statute. The exceptions to the marital property rule are property acquired in the following manner:

(1) Property acquired by gift, bequest, devise, or descent;

(2) Property acquired in exchange for property acquired prior to the marriage or in...