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MO Rev Stat § 453.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.020 - Petition — guardian ad litem appointed — fee, deposit in putative father registry fund.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   453.020. Petition — guardian ad litem appointed — fee, deposit in putative father registry fund. — 1. The petition for adoption shall state:  (1) The name, sex and place of birth of the person sought to be adopted;  (2) The name of his parents, if known to the petitioner;  (3) If the person sought to be adopted is a minor, the fact that petitioner has the ability to properly care for, maintain and educate such person; and  (4) If it is desired to change the name of such person, the new name.  2. The petition for adoption shall include payment of a fifty dollar filing fee which shall be used to fund the putative father registry established pursuant to section 192.016.  3. All fees provided for in this section shall be deposited in the putative father registry fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, money in the fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue at the end of the biennium, but shall be used upon appropriation by the general assembly for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 9612, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 213, A.L. 1959 H.B. 384, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985, H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2004 H.B. 1453, A.L. 2005 S.B. 21)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 14077; 1919 § 1099
MO Rev Stat § 453.025 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.025 - Appointment of guardian ad litem, when — fee — duties of guardian ad litem.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   453.025. Appointment of guardian ad litem, when — fee — duties of guardian ad litem. — 1. The court shall, in all cases where the person sought to be adopted is under eighteen years of age, appoint a guardian ad litem, if not previously appointed pursuant to section 210.160, to represent the person sought to be adopted.  2. When the parent is a minor or incompetent, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent such parent.  3. The guardian ad litem may be awarded a reasonable fee for such services to be set by the court. The court, in its discretion, may award such fees as a judgment to be paid by any party to the proceedings or from public funds. Such an award of guardian fees shall constitute a final judgment in favor of the guardian ad litem. Such final judgment shall be enforceable against the parties in accordance with chapter 513.  4. The guardian ad litem shall:  (1) Be the legal advocate for the best interest of the party he is appointed to represent with the power and authority to cross-examine, subpoena witnesses, and offer testimony;  (2) Initiate an appeal of any disposition that he determines to be adverse to the interests of the party he represents; and  (3) Ascertain the child's wishes, feelings and attitudes regarding the adoption by interviewing persons with knowledge of the child, and if appropriate, to meet with the child. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 1998 S.B. 674, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
MO Rev Stat § 453.026 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.026 - Written report to be furnished to prospective adoptive parent, court and guardian ad litem, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   453.026. Written report to be furnished to prospective adoptive parent, court and guardian ad litem, when. — 1. As early as is practical before a prospective adoptive parent accepts physical custody of a child, the person placing the child for adoption, as authorized by section 453.014, shall furnish to the court, the guardian ad litem and the prospective adoptive parent a written report regarding the child.  2. The person placing the child shall not be held liable for incorrect information as provided by others or unintentional errors when making the written report.  3. The children's division of the department of social services shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding all written information that shall be furnished to the court, the guardian ad litem and the prospective adoptive parent.  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. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 453.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.050 - Waiving of necessity of consent, when permitted — how executed.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   453.050. Waiving of necessity of consent, when permitted — how executed. — 1. The juvenile court may, upon application, permit a parent to waive the necessity of such person's consent to a future adoption of the child. However, that approval cannot be granted until the child is at least two days old.  2. The waiver of consent may be executed before or after the institution of the adoption proceedings, and shall be executed in front of a judge or acknowledged before a notary public, or in lieu of such acknowledgment, the signature of the person giving such written consent shall be witnessed by the signatures of at least two adult persons whose addresses shall be plainly written thereon. If waiver of consent is executed in front of a judge, it shall be the duty of the judge to advise the consenting party of the consequences of the waiver of consent.  3. A waiver of consent shall be valid and effective even though the parent waiving consent was under eighteen years of age at the time of the execution thereof. ­­-------- (L. 1947 V. II p. 213 § 9609, A.L. 1959 H.B. 438, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2013 S.B. 100)  (1955) Parent does not have arbitrary right to revoke consent to adoption, but such revocation may be permitted for cause in sound discretion of court. Adoption of McKinzie (A.), 275 S.W.2d 365. (1956) Since consent is irrevocable without leave of court, it is revocable with leave of court, so that a remedy is available to rectify injudicious consent. In re Mayernik (Mo.), 292 S.W.2d 562.
MO Rev Stat § 453.061 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.061 - Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   453.061. Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when. — Any man who has engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman is deemed to be on notice that a child may be conceived and as a result is entitled to notice of an adoption proceeding only as provided in this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
MO Rev Stat § 453.065 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.065 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   453.065. Definitions. — As used in sections 453.065 to 453.074, the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated:  (1) "Child", a person within the state who is under the age of eighteen or in the custody of the children's division who is in need of medical, dental, educational, mental or other related health services and treatment, as defined in this section, or who belongs to a racial or ethnic minority, who is five years of age or older, or who is a member of a sibling group, and for whom an adoptive home is not readily available. If the physical, dental or mental condition of the child requires care after the age of eighteen, payment can be continued with the approval of the children's division of the department of social services and subject to annual review;  (2) "Diminishing allotment", a monthly payment which periodically diminishes over a period of not longer than four years at which time it ceases;  (3) "Long term subsidy", a continuous monthly payment toward the child's care for a period of more than four years;  (4) "Special services", an allotment to a child who is in need of medical, dental, educational, mental health or other related health services and treatment, including treatment for physical handicap, intellectual impairment, developmental disability, mental or emotional disturbance, social maladjustment;  (5) "Time limited subsidy", a monthly allotment which is continued for a limited time after legal adoption, not exceeding four years. This compensation is to aid the family in integrating the care of the new child in their home. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 254 § 453.085 subsec. 1, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 453.072 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.072 - Qualified relatives to receive subsidies, when — definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   453.072. Qualified relatives to receive subsidies, when — definitions. — 1. Any subsidies available to adoptive parents pursuant to section 453.073 and section 453.074 shall also be available to a qualified relative of a child or a qualified close nonrelated person who is granted legal guardianship of the child in the same manner as such subsidies are available for adoptive parents.  2. As used in this section:  (1) "Close nonrelated person" means any nonrelated person whose life is so intermingled with the child such that the relationship is similar to a family relationship;  (2) "Relative" means any grandparent, aunt, uncle, adult sibling of the child or adult first cousin of the child, or any other person related to the child by blood or affinity. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2001 S.B. 236, A.L. 2005 S.B. 539, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1946, A.L. 2013 S.B. 47)
MO Rev Stat § 453.073 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.073 - Subsidy to adopted child — determination of — how paid — written agreement.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   453.073. Subsidy to adopted child — determination of — how paid — written agreement. — 1. The children's division is authorized to grant a subsidy to a child in one of the forms of allotment defined in section 453.065. Determination of the amount of monetary need is to be made by the division at the time of placement, if practicable, and in reference to the needs of the child, including consideration of the physical and mental condition, and age of the child in each case; provided, however, that the subsidy amount shall not exceed the expenses of foster care and medical care for foster children paid under the homeless, dependent and neglected foster care program.  2. Beginning January 1, 2015, subsidy agreements entered into under this section shall include a provision allowing for the suspension or redirection of subsidy payments in the event that the child has been:  (1) Adjudicated dependent and made a ward of the court under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 211.031; and  (2) Removed from the physical or legal custody of the parent or parents by a court of competent jurisdiction.  3. The subsidy shall be paid for children who have been in the care and custody of the children's division under the homeless, dependent and neglected foster care program. In the case of a child who has been in the care and custody of a private child-caring or child-placing agency or in the care and custody of the division of youth services or the department of mental health, a subsidy shall be available from the children's division subsidy program in the same manner and under the same circumstances and conditions as provided for a child who has been in the care and custody of the children's division.  4. Within thirty days after the authorization for the grant of a subsidy by the children's division, a written agreement shall be entered into by the division and the parents. The agreement shall set forth the following terms and conditions:  (1) The type of allotment;  (2) The amount of assistance payments;  (3) The services to be provided;  (4) The time period for which the subsidy is granted, if such period is reasonably ascertainable;  (5) The obligation of the parents to inform the division when they are no longer providing support to the child or when events affect the subsidy eligibility of the child;  (6) The eligibility of the child for Medicaid; and  (7) That the children's division may suspend or redirect subsidy payments under subsection 2 of this section. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 254 § 453.085 subsecs. 2, 3, 4, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1684, A.L. 1981 H.B. 37, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 2001 S.B. 48, A.L. 2005 S.B. 539, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1946, A.L. 2014 S.B. 869)
MO Rev Stat § 453.074 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.074 - Duties of children's division in administration of subsidy.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   453.074. Duties of children's division in administration of subsidy. — 1. The children's division shall have the following duties in the administration of the subsidy program:  (1) Notify all petitioners for adoption of the availability of subsidies for a child;  (2) Provide all petitioners for adoption with the rules and eligibility requirements for subsidies;  (3) Inform the parents of a child receiving a subsidy of reductions, suspensions, or redirections under subsection 2 of section 453.073, or other modifications in the terms and conditions of the written agreement;  (4) Establish procedures for the resolution of disputes involving the delay, denial, suspensions, or redirections under subsection 2 of section 453.073, amount or type of subsidy;  (5) File an annual report to the legislature in the budget proposal on the adoption subsidy program, including but not limited to, the number and types of subsidies being paid, an accounting of state and federal funds expended, and a projection of future monetary needs to maintain the subsidy program;  (6) Comply with all federal laws relating to adoption subsidies in order to maintain the eligibility of the state of Missouri for federal funds.  2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the adoption of a child by the spouse of a biological parent or an adoptive parent. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision merged with S.B. 869)
MO Rev Stat § 453.075 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.075 - Petitioner in adoption proceeding to give accounting, when — contents — consequences of impropriety.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   453.075. Petitioner in adoption proceeding to give accounting, when — contents — consequences of impropriety. — 1. The court shall require the petitioner in any proceeding for adoption to file at the time of filing the petition for permission to adopt, a signed and verified full accounting of any money, anything of value or other consideration paid or transferred by or on behalf of the petitioner in connection with the placement or adoption. The accounting shall show all payments or transfers made or to be made or consideration given or promised by or on behalf of the petitioner in connection with the placement or adoption, including:  (1) Hospital, medical and physician expenses incurred by the mother or a child in connection with the birth and any illness of the newborn child;  (2) Counseling services for a parent or child for a reasonable time before and after the child's placement for adoption;  (3) Expenses incurred in obtaining a preplacement assessment and an assessment during the proceeding for adoption;  (4) Reasonable legal expenses of the birth parents and adoptive parents, court costs and travel or other administrative expenses connected with an adoption;  (5) Reasonable living expenses, including but not limited to food, shelter, utilities, transportation or clothing expenses of the birth parents and child which are within the norms of the community in which the birth mother resides; and  (6) Any other services or items the court finds are reasonably necessary.  2. The court may decline to issue a decree of adoption and, in the event one of the petitioners is not a biological or adoptive parent of the child, may order the transfer of lawful custody from the petitioners to a licensed child-placement agency if, after a hearing, it determines:  (1) That any of the payments, transfers or consideration were unreasonable; or  (2) That any of the payments, transfers or consideration were other than those permitted under section 568.175; or  (3) That the petitioner has failed to report all of the payments, transfers or consideration given by or on behalf of the petitioner in connection with the placement or adoption. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B. 51, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1296, A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1918 merged with S.B. 674)
MO Rev Stat § 453.077 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.077 - Postplacement assessments required, when — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   453.077. Postplacement assessments required, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. When a child has been placed with the petitioner for the required six-month placement period, the person conducting the preplacement assessment of the adoption or other persons authorized to conduct assessments pursuant to section 453.070 shall provide the court with a postplacement assessment. The specific content of which shall be determined by rule by the children's division of the department of social services. The postplacement assessment shall include an update of the preplacement assessment which was submitted to the court pursuant to section 453.070, and a report on the emotional, physical and psychological status of the child. If an assessment is conducted after August 28, 1997, but prior to the promulgation of rules and regulations by the department concerning the contents of such assessment, any discrepancy between the contents of the actual assessment and the contents of the assessment required by department rule shall not be used as the sole basis for invalidating an adoption.  2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1918 merged with S.B. 674, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 453.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.100 - Clerk to certify decree for vital statistics record — contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   453.100. Clerk to certify decree for vital statistics record — contents. — After the entry of the decree of adoption, the clerk of the court shall immediately send to the department of health and senior services a certificate of the decree of adoption, which shall set forth the original name, the new name, sex, date and place of birth of the person adopted, the name of his natural parents, if known, the names of the adopting parents, and any other pertinent facts set forth in the decree of adoption on forms prescribed and furnished by the state registrar pursuant to section 193.125. ­­-------- (L. 1947 V. II p. 213 § 9614a, A.L. 1955 p. 517, A.L. 1959 H.B. 384, A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 453.101 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.101 - Guardian appointed when adoption not granted — powers and duties to be specified.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   453.101. Guardian appointed when adoption not granted — powers and duties to be specified. — In the event that the juvenile court does not grant the adoption, the court may order that a guardian be appointed under the provisions of chapter 475 to provide long-term care for the child. The order appointing the guardian shall specify the powers and duties of the guardian and the period of time the guardianship shall remain in effect with mandatory review by the court as provided in chapter 475. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 453.102 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.102 - Division to inform adoptive parents of postplacement services, when — nature of services — family services to assist in cases of adoptive placement.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   453.102. Division to inform adoptive parents of postplacement services, when — nature of services — family services to assist in cases of adoptive placement. — 1. After an adoptive placement has been made, the children's division or other child-placing agency shall inform the adoptive parents of postplacement services available to them and the child. Such services may include, aiding the family in contacting adoptive family support groups, providing family counseling, periodic visitation by the agency and any other resources or services that would assist the family and the child in adjusting to the adoption.  2. In the event that an adoptive placement or a final adoption is disrupted resulting in the removal of the child from the home of the adoptive parents, the children's division or other child-placing agency shall assist the parents and the child by providing or arranging contact with support groups, counseling or any other service deemed necessary to aid the family and the child in adjusting to the removal. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 453.120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.120 - Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order of the court — penalty for violation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1986   453.120. Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order of the court — penalty for violation. — 1. The files and records of the court in adoption proceedings shall not be open to inspection or copy by any person or persons, except upon an order of the court expressly permitting the same issued in accordance with the provisions of section 453.121.  2. Any person who permits such inspection or copy without an order of the court as provided in this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 319 § 9611B, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 213 § 9611, A.L. 1986 H.B. 920)  (1978) Statute limiting the right of adopted child to see adoption files did not unconstitutionally infringe on first amendment right to receive information, right to liberty or privacy, or equal protection. Application of Maples (Mo.), 563 S.W.2d 760.
MO Rev Stat § 453.140 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Domestic Relations|Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care|Section 453.140 - Validity of decree not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year.

Effective - 28 Aug 1947   453.140. Validity of decree not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year. — After the expiration of one year from the date of entry of the decree of adoption, the validity thereof shall not be subject to attack in any proceedings, collateral or direct, by reason of any irregularity in proceedings had pursuant to this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1947 V. II p. 213 § 9616c)