565.149. Definitions.

Definitions.

565.149. As used in sections 565.149 to 565.169, thefollowing words and phrases mean:

(1) "Child", a person under seventeen years of age;

(2) "Legal custody", the right to the care, custody andcontrol of a child;

(3) "Parent", either a biological parent or a parent byadoption;

(4) "Person having a right of custody", a parent or legalguardian of the child.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1272, et al. § 1)