Nowadays, more and more courts are requiring attorneys to e-file their documents in order to reduce the paper overload the court often deals with. However, technology can often create new problems, and e-filing is no different. A problem can occur when a document is e-filed with the court, but it is not accepted by the court until a few days later. This can be a problem because much of the law is dictated by deadlines, and it can be difficult to determine if a deadline has been met because the date that you use can either be when the document was sent to the court or when the document was accepted by the court. Missouri now states that the date when a document is considered filed is when the document is e-filed with the court and not when it is accepted by the court.
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