State ex rel. Patrick v. Kidd

CRIST, Judge.

Plaintiff Judith Patrick seeks our order in mandamus against defendants Eula Kidd, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Missouri, and the Honorable Philip Hess, Presiding Judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit of Missouri, to compel the defendants to permit plaintiff to file an action pro se under the Adult Abuse Act, §§ 455.010 to 455.085, RSMo.Supp.1980 (hereafter Chapter 455 or the Adult Abuse Act).

Chapter 455 provides a procedure whereby an adult who has been subject to abuse by another adult member of the household may seek relief by filing a verified petition either…