Section 9.34 Generally

• Library: Family Law Deskbook and 2014 Supp

A. (§9.34) Generally

Once a custody order is entered by the court:

the court shall not modify a prior custody decree unless it has jurisdiction under the provisions of section 452.450 and it finds, upon the basis of facts that have arisen since the prior decree or that were unknown to the court at the time of the prior decree, that a change has occurred in the circumstances of the child or his custodian and that the modification is necessary to serve the best interests of the child.

Section 452.410.1, RSMo 2000. Therefore, “[a] custody decree cannot provide for the...