Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signs bill clarifying divorce in pregnancy: ‘It hit home for me’

By: Anna Spoerre

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 602

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

A bill making it clear that pregnancy cannot prevent a divorce from being finalized was signed into law Tuesday by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe.

While nothing precluded Missourians from filing for divorce while a party is pregnant, the current statute is interpreted by many courts as preventing the final dissolution of marriage from being issued until after the child is born, so that a custody agreement for that child can first be …

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