487.080. Jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction.
487.080. Except as provided in section 487.130 and,notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, thefamily court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hearand determine the following matters:
(1) All actions or proceedings governed by chapter 452,RSMo, including but not limited to dissolution of marriage, legalseparation, separate maintenance, child custody and modificationactions;
(2) Actions for annulment of marriage;
(3) Adoption actions and all actions and proceedingsconducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 453, RSMo;
(4) Juvenile proceedings and all actions as provided for inchapter 211, RSMo;
(5) Actions to establish the parent and child relationship,except actions to establish a person as an heir, devisee or trustbeneficiary, and all actions provided for in chapter 210, RSMo;
(6) Actions for determination of support duties and forenforcement of support, including actions under the uniformreciprocal enforcement of support act and actions provided for inchapter 454, RSMo. Family court personnel shall not duplicateany functions performed by the division of child supportenforcement or local prosecuting attorney but shall cooperatewith the division of child support enforcement or the localprosecuting attorney;
(7) Adult abuse and child protection actions and allactions provided for in chapter 455, RSMo;
(8) Change of name actions;
(9) Marriage license waiting period waivers under chapter451, RSMo.
(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 6 subsec. 1)(1998) Statute is unconstitutional to extent that it purports to limit family courts jurisdiction to hear any matter as a division of the circuit court. State ex rel. M.D.K. v. Dolan, 968 S.W.2d 740 (Mo.App.E.D.).