487.040. Cases may be heard by commissioner--hearings, where conducted--split venue, assignment of commissioners.
Cases may be heard by commissioner--hearings, where conducted--splitvenue, assignment of commissioners.
487.040. 1. The administrative judge of the family court, or incircuits or counties which have a family court pursuant to subsection 2 ofsection 487.010 having one judge sitting as family court judge, the judgeof the family court may direct that any case or class of cases may be heardby the commissioner in the manner provided for hearing of cases by law.
2. The circuit and associate circuit judges en banc may designate byorder the location within the geographical jurisdiction of the court wherethe commissioners shall conduct hearings, provided, in circuits with splitvenue, one or more commissioners shall be assigned and shall conducthearings in each venue with the exception of proceedings brought pursuantto the provisions of chapter 210, RSMo, or chapter 211, RSMo.
(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 2 subsecs. 5, 6, A.L. 1995 S.B. 347)