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Distribution Type
Equitable Distribution
Division Standard
Equitable — judge decides
Income Adjustment
Equitable

Methodology

Equitable distribution

Missouri is an equitable-distribution state with no presumption of equal division: after setting aside each spouse's nonmarital property, the court divides the marital property and debts “in such proportions as the court deems just” (Mo. Rev. Stat. §452.330.1) after weighing five statutory factors — the economic circumstances of each spouse, including the desirability of awarding the family home to the spouse with custody of children; each spouse's contribution to the acquisition of marital property, including homemaker contributions; the value of the nonmarital property set apart to each spouse; the conduct of the parties during the marriage; and custodial arrangements for minor children. Property acquired after the marriage is presumed marital regardless of title (§452.330.3), and commingling alone does not change its character (§452.330.4).

Division Factors

The following factors are commonly evaluated under Missouri law:

  1. Economic circumstances of each spouse at the time the division of property is to become effective, including the desirability of awarding the family home or the right to live in it to the spouse with custody of any children (§452.330.1(1))
  2. Contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of the marital property, including the contribution of a spouse as homemaker (§452.330.1(2))
  3. Value of the nonmarital property set apart to each spouse (§452.330.1(3))
  4. Conduct of the parties during the marriage (§452.330.1(4))
  5. Custodial arrangements for minor children (§452.330.1(5))

Statute / Authority

Citation: Mo. Rev. Stat. §452.330 ↗

Source: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=452.330

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Mo. Rev. Stat. §452.330
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Missouri Property Division

Missouri Revised Statute §452.330 directs courts to set apart each spouse's nonmarital property and divide the marital property and debts in such proportions as the court deems just — there is no presumption of equal division. The five statutory factors are each spouse's economic circumstances (including the family home for a custodial parent), contributions to acquisition including homemaking, the value of nonmarital property set apart, the conduct of the parties during the marriage — Missouri expressly weighs marital conduct in the division — and custodial arrangements for minor children. Property acquired after the marriage is presumed marital regardless of title, and commingling alone does not transmute it.

Citation: Mo. Rev. Stat. §452.330

Source: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=452.330

Last updated: 2026-07-23T00:37:19.725818

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