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MO Rev Stat § 452.845 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.845 - Priority of jurisdictional question.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.845. Priority of jurisdictional question. — If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under sections 452.700 to 452.930 is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.850 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.850 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.850. Definitions. — As used in sections 452.850 to 452.915:  (1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of a child custody determination or enforcement of an order for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction;  (2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of a child custody determination or enforcement of an order for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.855 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.855 - Temporary visitation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.855. Temporary visitation. — 1. Sections 452.850 to 452.915 may be invoked to enforce:  (1) A child custody determination; and  (2) An order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.  2. A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:  (1) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or  (2) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.  3. If a court of this state makes an order under subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section, the court shall specify in the order a period of time which it considers adequate to allow the person seeking the order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under sections 452.740 to 452.845. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state or the period expires. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.860 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.860 - Enforcement of registered determination.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.860. Enforcement of registered determination. — 1. A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the provisions of the laws of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.  2. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but shall not modify, except in accordance with sections 452.740 to 452.845, a registered child custody determination of another state. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.865 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.865 - Simultaneous proceeding.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.865. Simultaneous proceeding. — If a proceeding for enforcement under sections 452.850 to 452.915 has been or is commenced in this state and a court of this state determines that a proceeding to modify the determination has been commenced in another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under sections 452.740 to 452.845, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement continues unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.875 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.875 - Service of petition and order.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.875. Service of petition and order. — Except as otherwise provided in section 452.885, the petition and order shall be served by any method authorized by the laws of this state upon the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.880 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.880 - Hearing and order.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.880. Hearing and order. — 1. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under section 452.755, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to the physical custody of the child immediately, the court shall order the child delivered to the petitioner unless the respondent establishes that:  (1) The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under section 452.810, and that:  (a) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under sections 452.740 to 452.845;  (b) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under sections 452.740 to 452.845 or federal law; or  (c) The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of section 452.762 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or  (2) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under section 452.810, but has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under sections 452.740 to 452.845 or federal law.  2. The court shall award the fees, costs and expenses authorized under section 452.890 and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and set a further hearing to determine if additional relief is appropriate.  3. If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the grounds that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from such refusal.  4. A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife, or parent and child shall not be invoked in a proceeding under sections 452.850 to 452.915. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.885 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.885 - Warrant to take physical custody of child.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.885. Warrant to take physical custody of child. — 1. Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is likely to suffer serious imminent physical harm or removal from this state.  2. If the court, upon the testimony of the petitioner or other witnesses, finds that the child is likely to suffer serious imminent physical harm or be imminently removed from this state, the court may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition shall be heard on the next judicial day after the warrant is executed. The warrant shall include the statements required under subsection 2 of section 452.870.  3. A warrant to take physical custody of a child shall:  (1) Recite the facts which a conclusion of serious imminent physical harm or removal from the jurisdiction is based;  (2) Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately; and  (3) Provide for the placement of the child pending final relief.  4. The respondent shall be served with the petition, warrant and order immediately after the child is taken into physical custody.  5. A warrant to take physical custody of a child is enforceable throughout this state. If the court finds on the basis of the testimony of the petitioner or other witness that a less intrusive remedy is not effective, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property to take physical custody of the child. If required by the exigency of the case, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour.  6. The court may impose conditions on the placement of a child to ensure the appearance of the child and the child's custodian. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.890 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.890 - Costs, fees, and expenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.890. Costs, fees, and expenses. — 1. The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.  2. The court shall not assess fees, costs or expenses against a state except as otherwise provided by law other than sections 452.700 to 452.930. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.895 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.895 - Recognition and enforcement.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.895. Recognition and enforcement. — A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order made consistently with sections 452.700 to 452.930 which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court authorized to do so under sections 452.740 to 452.845. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.900 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.900 - Appeals.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.900. Appeals. — An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under sections 452.850 to 452.915 in accordance with appellate procedures in other civil cases. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under section 452.755, the enforcing court shall not stay an order enforcing a child custody determination pending appeal. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.905 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.905 - Role of prosecutor or public official.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.905. Role of prosecutor or public official. — 1. In a case arising under sections 452.700 to 452.930 or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the appropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections 452.850 to 452.915 or any other available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child or enforce a child custody determination if there is:  (1) An existing child custody determination;  (2) A request from a court in a pending child custody case;  (3) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or  (4) A reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.  2. A prosecutor or an appropriate public official shall act on behalf of the court and shall not represent any party to a child custody determination. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.910 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.910 - Role of law enforcement.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.910. Role of law enforcement. — At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public official acting under section 452.905, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist such prosecutor or public official with responsibilities under section 452.905. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.915 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.915 - Costs and expenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.915. Costs and expenses. — If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under sections 452.905 and 452.910. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.920 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.920 - Application and construction.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.920. Application and construction. — In applying and construing sections 452.700 to 452.930, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.925 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.925 - Severability clause.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.925. Severability clause. — If any provision of sections 452.700 to 452.930 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of sections 452.700 to 452.930 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of sections 452.700 to 452.930 are severable. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 452.930 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance|Section 452.930 - Transitional provision.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   452.930. Transitional provision. — A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody or enforcement proceeding which was commenced before August 28, 2009, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 453.005 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.005 - Construction of sections 453.010 to 453.400 — ethnic and racial diversity considerations.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   453.005. Construction of sections 453.010 to 453.400 — ethnic and racial diversity considerations. — 1. The provisions of sections 453.005 to 453.400 shall be construed so as to promote the best interests and welfare of the child in recognition of the entitlement of the child to a permanent and stable home.  2. The children's division and all persons involved in the adoptive placement of children as provided in subdivisions (1), (2) and (4) of section 453.014 shall provide for the diligent recruitment of potential adoptive homes that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in the state for whom adoptive homes are needed.  3. Placement of a child in an adoptive home may not be delayed or denied on the basis of race, color or national origin. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2001 S.B. 236, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 453.011 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.011 - Expediting termination of parental rights and contested adoption cases.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   453.011. Expediting termination of parental rights and contested adoption cases. — 1. In all cases involving the termination of parental rights, placement, or adoption of a child, whether voluntary or contested by any person or agency, the court shall, consistent with due process, expedite the termination, placement, or adoption proceeding by entering such scheduling orders as are necessary to ensure that the case is not delayed, and such case shall be given priority in setting a final hearing of the proceeding and shall be heard at the earliest possible date over other civil litigation, other than children's division child protection cases.  2. In all cases as specified in subsection 1 of this section which are appealed from the decision of a trial court:  (1) The transcript from the prior court proceeding shall be provided to the appellate court no later than thirty days from the date the appeal is filed; and  (2) The appellate court shall, consistent with its rules, expedite the contested termination of parental rights or adoption case by entering such scheduling orders as are necessary to ensure that a ruling will be entered within thirty days of the close of oral arguments, and such case shall be given priority over all other civil litigation, other than children's division child protection cases, in reaching a determination on the status of the termination of parental rights or of the adoption; and  (3) In no event shall the court permit more than one request for an extension by either party.  3. It is the intent of the general assembly that the permanency of the placement of a child who is the subject of a termination of parental rights proceeding, a placement proceeding, or an adoption proceeding not be delayed any longer than is absolutely necessary consistent with the rights of all parties, but that the rights of the child to permanency at the earliest possible date be given priority over all other civil litigation other than children's division child protection cases. ­­-------- (L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2007 S.B. 84)
MO Rev Stat § 453.012 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.012 - Requirements for adoption effective for petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   453.012. Requirements for adoption effective for petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997. — The provisions of sections 192.016, 193.125, 210.109, 210.491, 211.444, and 211.447, sections* 453.005, 453.010, 453.014, 453.015, 453.025, 453.026, 453.030, 453.040, 453.060, 453.065, 453.070, 453.073, 453.075, 453.077, 453.080, 453.110, 453.112, and 453.170 and section** 568.175 shall apply to petitions for adoption filed on or after August 28, 1997. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 343 § 1)  *Word "sections" does not appear in original rolls.  **Word "section" does not appear in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 453.014 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.014 - Who may place minor for adoption — rules and regulations, authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories   453.014. Who may place minor for adoption — rules and regulations, authority. — 1. The following persons may place a minor for adoption:  (1) The children's division of the department of social services;  (2) A child placing agency licensed pursuant to sections 210.481 to 210.536;  (3) The child's parents, without the direct or indirect assistance of an intermediary, in the home of a relative of the child within the third degree;  (4) An intermediary, which shall include an attorney licensed pursuant to chapter 484; a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 334; or a clergyman of the parents.  2. All persons granted the authority to place a minor child for adoption as designated in subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection 1 of this section shall comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the children's division of the department of social services for such placement.  3. The children's division of the department of social services shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the placement of a minor for adoption.  4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1989 H.B. 51, A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2021 H.B. 429)
MO Rev Stat § 453.015 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.015 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   453.015. Definitions. — As used in sections 453.010 to 453.400, the following terms mean:  (1) "Minor" or "child", any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years or any person in the custody of the children's division who has not attained the age of twenty-one;  (2) "Parent", a birth parent or parents of a child, including the putative father of the child, as well as the husband of a birth mother at the time the child was conceived, or a parent or parents of a child by adoption. The putative father shall have no legal relationship unless he has acknowledged the child as his own by affirmatively asserting his paternity;  (3) "Post adoption contact agreement", a voluntary written agreement executed by one or both of a child's birth parents and each adoptive parent describing future contact between the parties to the agreement and the child; provided, that such agreement shall be approved by the court under subsection 4 of section 453.080;  (4) "Putative father", the alleged or presumed father of a child including a person who has filed a notice of intent to claim paternity with the putative father registry established in section 192.016 and a person who has filed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity pursuant to section 193.087;  (5) "Stepparent", the spouse of a biological or adoptive parent. The term does not include the state if the child is a ward of the state. The term does not include a person whose parental rights have been terminated. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1918, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2018 S.B. 819)