Missouri Court Records

Missouri dissolutions are circuit court cases under Chapter 452, kept by the circuit clerk of the county. Court Operating Rule 2, restructured effective July 1, 2026, governs public access to court records, and the only statutory limit on a dissolution file, RSMo 452.430, reaches pleadings other than the judgment in cases filed before August 28, 2009 and less than 72 years old, which only the parties, their attorneys, the family support division, the attorney general, title insurers and holders of a court order may inspect. Later files are public with identifiers redacted under RSMo 509.520. The Statement of Income and Expenses, CAFC050, and the Statement of Property and Debt, CAFC040, are filed and carry no confidentiality, and the decree sets out the separation agreement's terms unless the agreement says otherwise.

Case.net is the statewide search, and since 2023 public documents available at a courthouse terminal have also been available remotely; the court's own dissolution packet says most filed documents can be seen by anyone online. The Missouri asset search page explains what those forms show.

These federal and national sources complement Missouri's state-level records. They are the authoritative sources you should cross-check when Missouri state records are incomplete or out-of-state activity matters.

PACER, Public Access to Court Electronic Records
The U.S. federal judiciary's unified electronic records system. Every federal district, bankruptcy, and appellate case docket is here.
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ (pacer.uscourts.gov) U.S. Courts, Federal Court Finder
The official directory of every federal district, bankruptcy, and circuit court. Use it to identify the correct Missouri district(s) before searching PACER.
https://www.uscourts.gov/federal-court-finder (uscourts.gov) National Center for State Courts
The NCSC's directory of state court websites, technology standards, and public-access policies.
https://www.ncsc.org/information-and-resources/browse-by-state (ncsc.org)  Frequently Asked Questions Missouri Court Records, FAQ  Last reviewed: April 2026  Updated: October 2026