Adoption and Foster Care

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Section
453.005

Construction of sections 453.010 to 453.400 — ethnic and racial diversity considerations.

Section
453.010

Petition for permission to adopt, venue, jurisdiction — no denial or delay in placement of child based on residence or domicile — expedited placement, when.

Section
453.011

Expediting termination of parental rights and contested adoption cases.

Section
453.012

Requirements for adoption effective for petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997.

Section
453.014

Who may place minor for adoption — rules and regulations, authority.

Section
453.015

Definitions.

Section
453.020

Petition — guardian ad litem appointed — fee, deposit in putative father registry fund.

Section
453.025

Appointment of guardian ad litem, when — fee — duties of guardian ad litem.

Section
453.026

Written report to be furnished to prospective adoptive parent, court and guardian ad litem, when.

Section
453.030

Approval of court required — how obtained, consent of child and parent required, when — validity of consent — forms, developed by children's division, contents — court appointment of attorney, when.

Section
453.040

Consent of parents not required, when.

Section
453.050

Waiving of necessity of consent, when permitted — how executed.

Section
453.060

Service on parties, how accomplished — petitioners' names not to appear on copy of petition served with summons, when — right of appeal — waiver of service — putative father unknown, procedure.

Section
453.061

Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when.

Section
453.065

Definitions.

Section
453.070

Investigations precondition for adoption — contents of investigation report — how conducted — assessments of adoptive parents, contents — waiving of investigation, when — fees — preference to foster parents, when.

Section
453.072

Qualified relatives to receive subsidies, when — definitions.

Section
453.073

Subsidy to adopted child — determination of — how paid — written agreement.

Section
453.074

Duties of children's division in administration of subsidy.

Section
453.075

Petitioner in adoption proceeding to give accounting, when — contents — consequences of impropriety.

Section
453.077

Postplacement assessments required, when — rulemaking authority.

Section
453.080

Hearing — decree — contact or exchange of identifying information between adopted person and birth or adoptive parent not to be denied, when — post adoption contact agreement — contact preference form.

Section
453.090

Consequences of adoption — child defined.

Section
453.100

Clerk to certify decree for vital statistics record — contents.

Section
453.101

Guardian appointed when adoption not granted — powers and duties to be specified.

Section
453.102

Division to inform adoptive parents of postplacement services, when — nature of services — family services to assist in cases of adoptive placement.

Section
453.110

Prohibiting transfer of custody of child — exception — penalty — investigation and report — transfer of custody order issued, when.

Section
453.120

Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order of the court — penalty for violation.

Section
453.121

Adoption records, disclosure procedure — registry of biological parents and adopted adults — disclosure of papers, records and information.

Section
453.140

Validity of decree not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year.

Section
453.150

Effect of adoptions made previous to July 1, 1917.

Section
453.153

One church-one child program to find adoptive placements for certain children.

Section
453.160

Validity of decree under any prior act not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year — revocation of consent.

Section
453.170

Adoption under laws of other states or countries, requirements, effect.

Section
453.315

Order of protection, purpose of.

Section
453.350

Higher education visit for certain foster children and youth in division of youth services program required — cost reimbursement, when.

Section
453.400

Stepparent required to support stepchild — recovery from natural or adoptive parent, when — stepparent's income considered in aid to dependent children.

Section
453.500

Interstate adoption assistance compact adopted — text of compact — false claims, penalty.

Section
453.503

State may withdraw from compact, how.

Section
453.600

Fund created, use of moneys.