Chapter 453 Adoption and Foster Care
- 453.005. Construction of sections 453.010 to 453.400--ethnic and racial diversity considerations.
- 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.
- 453.011. Expediting termination of parental rights and contested adoption cases.
- 453.012. Requirements for adoption effective for petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997.
- 453.014. Who may place minor for adoption--rules and regulations, authority.
- 453.015. Definitions.
- 453.020. Petition--guardian ad litem appointed--fee, deposit in putative father registry fund.
- 453.025. Appointment of guardian ad litem, when--fee--duties of guardian ad litem.
- 453.026. Written report to be furnished to prospective adoptive parent, court and guardian ad litem, when.
- 453.030. Approval of court required--how obtained, consent of child and parent required, when--validity of consent--withdrawal of consent--forms, developed by department, contents--court appointment o
- 453.040. Consent of parents not required, when.
- 453.050. Waiving of necessity of consent, when permitted--how executed.
- 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, procedur
- 453.061. Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when.
- 453.065. Definitions.
- 453.070. Investigations precondition for adoption--contents of investigation report--how conducted--assessments of adoptive parents, contents--waiving of investigation, when--fees--preference to foste
- 453.072. Qualified relatives to receive subsidies, when.
- 453.073. Subsidy to adopted child--determination of--how paid--written agreement.
- 453.074. Duties of division of family services in administration of subsidy.
- 453.075. Petitioner in adoption proceeding to give accounting, when--contents--consequences of impropriety.
- 453.077. Postplacement assessments required, when--rulemaking authority.
- 453.080. Hearing--decree--contact or exchange of identifying information between adopted person and birth or adoptive parent not to be denied, when.
- 453.090. Consequences of adoption--child defined.
- 453.100. Clerk to certify decree for vital statistics record--contents.
- 453.101. Guardian appointed when adoption not granted--powers and duties to be specified.
- 453.102. Family services to inform adoptive parents of postplacement services, when--nature of services--family services to assist in cases of adoptive placement.
- 453.110. Prohibiting transfer of custody of child--exception--penalty--investigation and report--transfer of custody order issued, when.
- 453.120. Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order of the court--penalty for violation.
- 453.121. Adoption records, disclosure procedure--registry of biological parents and adopted adults.
- 453.140. Validity of decree not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year.
- 453.150. Effect of adoptions made previous to July 1, 1917.
- 453.153. One church-one child program to find adoptive placements for certain children.
- 453.160. Validity of decree under any prior act not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year--revocation of consent.
- 453.170. Adoption under laws of other states or countries, requirements, effect.
- 453.315. Order of protection, purpose of.
- 453.322. Definitions.
- 453.325. Grandparents as foster parents program established--eligibility requirements--services provided.
- 453.400. Stepparent required to support stepchild--recovery from natural or adoptive parent, when--stepparent's income considered in aid to dependent children.
- 453.500. Interstate adoption assistance compact adopted--text of compact--false claims, penalty.
- 453.503. State may withdraw from compact, how.