Section 30.24 Legal Status of Same-Sex Relationships

• Library: Family Law Deskbook and 2014 Supp

A. (§30.24) Legal Status of Same-Sex Relationships

Same-sex marriage is expressly prohibited in Missouri. On August 3, 2004, Missouri voters amended the Missouri Constitution to provide as follows: “That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman.” Mo. Const. art. I, § 33. This amendment to the state constitution appears to render § 451.022, RSMo Supp. 2011, superfluous. Section 451.022 expressly prohibits same-sex marriage and provides, further, that a...