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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.762 - Family support team meetings to be held, when — who may attend — form to be used.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories
210.762. Family support team meetings to be held, when — who may attend — form to be used. —
1. When a child is taken into custody by a juvenile officer or law enforcement official under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 211.031 and initially placed with the division, the division may make a temporary placement and shall arrange for a family support team meeting prior to or within twenty-four hours following the protective custody hearing held under section 211.032. After a child is in the division's custody and a temporary placement has been made, the division shall arrange an additional family support team meeting prior to taking any action relating to the placement of such child; except that, when the welfare of a child in the custody of the division requires an immediate or emergency change of placement, the division may make a temporary placement and shall schedule a family support team meeting within seventy-two hours. The requirement for a family support team meeting shall not apply when the parent has consented in writing to the termination of his or her parental rights in conjunction with a placement in a licensed child-placing agency under subsection 6 of section 453.010.
2. The parents, the legal counsel for the parents, the foster parents, the legal guardian or custodian of the child, the guardian ad litem for the child, and the volunteer advocate, and any designee of the parent that has written authorization shall be notified and invited to participate in all family support team meetings. The family support team meeting may include such other persons whose attendance at the meeting may assist the team in making appropriate decisions in the best interests of the child. If the division finds that it is not in the best interest of a child to be placed with relatives, the division shall make specific findings in the division's report detailing the reasons why the best interests of the child necessitate placement of the child with persons other than relatives.
3. The division shall use the form created in subsection 2 of section 210.147 to be signed upon the conclusion of the meeting pursuant to subsection 1 of this section confirming that all involved parties are aware of the team's decision regarding the custody and placement of the child. Any dissenting views must be recorded and attested to on such form.
4. The case manager shall be responsible for including such form with the case records of the child.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453 merged with S.B. 762, A.L. 2007 S.B. 84)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.764 - Certain case records available for review by parents or guardians.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
210.764. Certain case records available for review by parents or guardians. —
Except as provided in section 210.150, the case records of a child in protective custody compiled by the children's division shall be available for review by the parent or legal guardian of the child.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 762)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.790 - Foster parent standing for court proceedings.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
210.790. Foster parent standing for court proceedings. —
A foster parent shall have standing to participate in all court hearings pertaining to a child in their care.
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(L. 2014 H.B. 1092 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.817 - Definitions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
210.817. Definitions. —
As used in sections 210.817 to 210.852, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Blood tests"
, any medically recognized analysis which uses blood or other body tissue or fluid to isolate and identify genetic or other characteristics in order to determine the probability of paternity or the probability of exclusion of paternity. The term specifically includes, without being limited to, tests employing red cell antigens, white cell antigens, including the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) test, DNA methodology, and serum proteins and enzymes;
(2)
"Bureau"
, the bureau of vital records of the department of health and senior services;
(3)
"Parent"
, either a natural or an adoptive parent;
(4)
"Parent and child relationship"
, the legal relationship existing between a child and his natural or adoptive parents incident to which the law confers or imposes rights, privileges, duties, and obligations. It includes the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 1, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.818 - Relationship not dependent on marriage.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.818. Relationship not dependent on marriage. —
The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 2)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.819 - Parent and child relationship, how established.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, 2 histories, see footnote
210.819. Parent and child relationship, how established. —
The parent and child relationship between child and:
(1) The natural mother may be established by proof of her having given birth to the child, or under the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852;
(2) The natural father may be established under the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852;
(3) An adoptive parent may be established by proof of adoption.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 3)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.822 - Presumption of paternity — rebuttal of presumption, standard of proof.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
210.822. Presumption of paternity — rebuttal of presumption, standard of proof. —
1. A man shall be presumed to be the natural father of a child if:
(1) He and the child's natural mother are or have been married to each other and the child is born during the marriage, or within three hundred days after the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or dissolution, or after a decree of separation is entered by a court; or
(2) Before the child's birth, he and the child's natural mother have attempted to marry each other by a marriage solemnized in apparent compliance with the law, although the attempted marriage is or may be declared invalid, and:
(a) If the attempted marriage may be declared invalid only by a court, the child is born during the attempted marriage or within three hundred days after its termination by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity or dissolution; or
(b) If the marriage is invalid without a court order, the child is born within three hundred days after the termination of cohabitation; or
(3) After the child's birth, he and the child's natural mother have married or attempted to marry each other by a marriage solemnized in apparent compliance with law, although the marriage is or may be declared invalid, and:
(a) He has acknowledged his paternity of the child in writing filed with the bureau; or
(b) With his consent, he is named as the child's father on the child's birth certificate; or
(c) He is obligated to support the child pursuant to a written voluntary promise or by court order; or
(4) An expert concludes that the blood tests show that the alleged parent is not excluded and that the probability of paternity is ninety-eight percent or higher, using a prior probability of 0.5.
2. A presumption pursuant to this section may be rebutted in an appropriate action only by clear and convincing evidence, except that a presumption under subsection 1 of this section that arises from a blood test or the filing of an acknowledgment of paternity in a state or territory in which the blood test or the filing creates a conclusive presumption by law also has conclusive effect in Missouri. If two or more presumptions arise which conflict with each other, the presumption which on the facts is founded on the weightier considerations of policy and logic controls. The presumption is rebutted by a court decree establishing the paternity of the child by another man.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 4, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1491 & 1134 merged with S.B. 508, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 1998 S.B. 910)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.823 - Acknowledgment of paternity is considered a legal finding of paternity — rescinding the acknowledgment.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
210.823. Acknowledgment of paternity is considered a legal finding of paternity — rescinding the acknowledgment. —
1. A signed acknowledgment of paternity form pursuant to section 193.215 shall be considered a legal finding of paternity subject to the right of either signatory to rescind the acknowledgment, in writing, by filing such rescission with the bureau within the earlier of:
(1) Sixty days from the date of the last signature; or
(2) The date of an administrative or judicial proceeding to establish a support order in which the signatory is a party. The acknowledgment may thereafter only be challenged in court on the basis of fraud, duress or material mistake of fact with the burden of proof upon the challenger. No judicial or administrative proceeding shall be required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity.
2. Except for good cause shown, the legal responsibilities of the parties, including child support obligations, shall not be suspended during the pendency of any action in which an attempt is made to revoke the signed acknowledgment under this section.
3. The acknowledgment shall be filed with the bureau. An acknowledgment effectuated under the law of any other state or territory shall be given the same effect in this state as it has in the other state or territory.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-1-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.824 - Artificial insemination, consent required, duties of physician, effect of physician's failure to comply with law — inspection of records permitted, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.824. Artificial insemination, consent required, duties of physician, effect of physician's failure to comply with law — inspection of records permitted, when. —
1. If, under the supervision of a licensed physician and with the consent of her husband, a wife is inseminated artificially with semen donated by a man not her husband, the husband is treated in law as if he were the natural father of a child thereby conceived. The husband's consent must be in writing and signed by him and his wife. The physician shall certify their signatures and the date of the insemination, and file the husband's consent with the bureau, where it shall be kept confidential and in a sealed file. The physician's failure to comply with this section shall not affect the father and child relationship. All papers and records pertaining to the insemination, whether part of the permanent record of a court or of a file held by the supervising physician or elsewhere, are subject to inspection only upon an order of the court for good cause shown.
2. The donor of semen provided to a licensed physician for use in artificial insemination of a married woman other than the donor's wife is treated in law as if he were not the natural father of a child thereby conceived.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 5)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.826 - Determination of father and child relationship, who may bring action, when action may be brought.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 2 histories
210.826. Determination of father and child relationship, who may bring action, when action may be brought. —
1. A child, his natural mother, a man presumed to be his father under subsection 1 of section 210.822, a man alleging himself to be a father, any person having physical or legal custody of a child for a period of more than sixty days or the family support division may bring an action at any time for the purpose of declaring the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship presumed under subsection 1 of section 210.822.
2. An action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship with respect to a child who has no presumed father under section 210.822 may be brought by the child, the mother or the person who has legal custody of the child, any person having physical or legal custody of a child for a period of more than sixty days, the family support division, the personal representative or a parent of the mother if the mother has died, a man alleging himself to be the father, or the personal representative or a parent of the alleged father if the alleged father has died or is a minor.
3. Regardless of its terms, an agreement, other than an agreement approved by the court in accordance with subsection 2 of section 210.838, between an alleged or presumed father and the mother or child, does not bar an action under this section.
4. If an action under this section is brought before the birth of the child, all proceedings shall be stayed until after the birth, except service of process and the taking of depositions to perpetuate testimony.
5. In an action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship under this section, a notification form, as specified in this subsection, shall be attached to the delivery of the petition through service of process. The notification form shall prominently state in boldface type as follows: "Important Notice. If you do not respond to this action, a judgment of paternity may be entered against you and you may be ordered to pay child support, medical support, or reimburse someone for support previously provided for the child. You have the right to contest that you are the father of the named child and you have the right to request genetic testing to prove whether or not you are the father.".
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 6, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253, A.L. 1998 S.B. 910, A.L. 2009 S.B. 141)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.828 - Statute of limitations, exception — notification form required, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
210.828. Statute of limitations, exception — notification form required, when. —
1. An action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship as to a child who has no presumed father under section 210.822 may not be brought later than eighteen years after the birth of the child, except that an action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship as to a child who has no presumed father under the provisions of section 210.822 may be brought by the child within three years after such child attains the age of eighteen.
2. A parent's retroactive liability to another party for reimbursement of necessary support provided by that party to the child for whom a parent and child relationship is established under sections 210.817 to 210.852 is limited to a period of five years next preceding the commencement of the action.
3. Sections 210.826 and 210.828 do not extend the time within which a right of inheritance or a right to a succession may be asserted beyond the time provided by law relating to distribution and closing of decedents' estates or to the determination of heirship, or otherwise.
4. In an action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship under this section, a notification form, as specified in this subsection, shall be attached to the delivery of the petition through service of process. The notification form shall prominently state in boldface type as follows: "Important Notice. If you do not respond to this action, a judgment of paternity may be entered against you and you may be ordered to pay child support, medical support or reimburse someone for support previously provided for the child. You have the right to contest that you are the father of the named child and you have the right to request genetic testing to prove whether or not you are the father.".
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 7, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253, A.L. 2009 S.B. 141)
(1996) Illegitimate child may prove paternity during probate pursuant to section 473.070 even if this statute of limitations has run. In the Matter of Carl Nocita, 914 S.W.2d 358 (Mo.banc).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.829 - Jurisdiction, venue, severance — effect of failure to join action for necessaries.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
210.829. Jurisdiction, venue, severance — effect of failure to join action for necessaries. —
1. The circuit court has jurisdiction of an action brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852. The action may be joined by separate document with an action for dissolution of marriage, annulment, separate maintenance, support, custody or visitation, except that in any action instituted at the request of the family support division by a prosecuting or circuit attorney or attorney under contract with such division, if an action for dissolution, annulment, separate maintenance, custody or visitation is joined hereunder, it shall be severed upon request. Failure to join an action for reimbursement of necessaries provided with an action brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall not be a bar to subsequently bringing such an action for reimbursement of necessaries provided.
2. A person who has sexual intercourse in this state thereby submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to an action brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852 with respect to a child who may have been conceived by that act of intercourse. In addition to any other method provided by rule or statute, including sections 506.160 and 506.510, personal jurisdiction may be acquired by personal service of summons outside this state or by certified mail with proof of actual receipt.
3. Notwithstanding subsection 2 of this section, personal jurisdiction may be asserted over any person if there is any basis consistent with the constitution of this state or the United States.
4. An action brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852 may be brought in the county in which the child resides, the mother resides, or the alleged father resides or is found or, if the father is deceased, in which proceedings for probate of his or her estate have been or could be commenced.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 8, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1491 & 1134 merged with S.B. 508, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.830 - Parties — guardian ad litem, when appointed.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
210.830. Parties — guardian ad litem, when appointed. —
The child shall be made a party to any action commenced under sections 210.817 to 210.852. If he or she is a minor, he or she may be represented by a next friend appointed for him or her for any such action. The child's mother or father or the family support division or any person having physical or legal custody of the child may represent him or her as his or her next friend. A guardian ad litem shall be appointed for the child only if child abuse or neglect is alleged, or if the child is named as a defendant, or if the court determines that the interests of the child and his or her next friend are in conflict. The natural mother, each man presumed to be the father under section 210.822, and each man alleged to be the natural father, shall be made parties or, if not subject to the jurisdiction of the court, shall be given notice of the action in a manner prescribed by the court and an opportunity to be heard. The court may align the parties.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 9, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253, A.L. 1998 S.B. 910, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.832 - Pretrial proceedings, informal hearing before master — testimony of party may be compelled, when — physician testimony not privileged, when — bond required when, amount — temporary support order issued, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
210.832. Pretrial proceedings, informal hearing before master — testimony of party may be compelled, when — physician testimony not privileged, when — bond required when, amount — temporary support order issued, when. —
1. As soon as practicable after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship has been brought, the court may order that an informal hearing be held before a master. The public shall be barred from the hearing. A record of the proceeding or any portion of a proceeding shall be kept if any party requests or the court orders. Rules of evidence need not be observed.
2. Upon the refusal of any witness, including a party, to testify under oath or produce evidence, the court may order such witness to testify under oath and produce evidence concerning all relevant facts. If the refusal is on the ground that the witness' testimony or evidence might tend to incriminate the witness, the court may order that such testimony or evidence is inadmissible in any criminal action against the witness. If the court enters such order, the refusal of a witness to obey an order to testify or produce evidence is civil contempt of court.
3. Testimony of a physician concerning the medical circumstances of the pregnancy and the condition and characteristics of the child upon birth is not privileged.
4. Upon motion of a party, the court may require a presumed father to post bond with the court in an amount sufficient to guarantee payment of support for the period between the date the action is commenced and the expected date of final disposition of the action. In determining the amount of bond, the court shall consider the factors set forth in subsection 5 of section 210.841.
5. Upon motion of a party, the court shall enter a temporary support order requiring the provision of child support pending the final determination of parentage if there is clear and convincing evidence establishing a presumption of paternity under section 210.822 or an acknowledgment pursuant to section 210.823. In determining the amount of such child support, the court shall comply with subsection 5 of section 210.841. The order shall be retroactive to the later of the date of service of the motion or the date that any presumption pursuant to section 210.822 or an acknowledgment pursuant to section 210.823 first arose.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 10, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-1-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.836 - Evidence relating to paternity.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.836. Evidence relating to paternity. —
Evidence relating to paternity may include:
(1) Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and the alleged father during the possible time of conception of the child;
(2) An expert's opinion concerning the probability of the alleged father's paternity of the child based upon the duration of the mother's pregnancy;
(3) Blood test results, weighed in accordance with the evidence of the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity of the child;
(4) Medical or anthropological evidence relating to the alleged father's paternity of the child based on tests performed by experts; and
(5) All other evidence relevant to the issue of the paternity of the child.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 12)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.838 - Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.838. Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept. —
1. If a pretrial hearing is conducted under section 210.832, the master conducting the hearing shall, on the basis of the information at the pretrial hearing, evaluate the probability of determining the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship in a trial and whether a judicial declaration of the relationship would be in the best interests of the child. On the basis of the evaluation, an appropriate recommendation for settlement shall be made to the parties, which may include either of the following:
(1) That the action be dismissed with or without prejudice; or
(2) That the alleged father voluntarily acknowledge his paternity of the child.
2. If the parties accept a recommendation made in accordance with subsection 1 of this section, judgment shall be entered accordingly.
3. If a party refuses to accept a recommendation made under subsection 1 of this section, and blood tests have not been taken, the court shall require the parties to submit to blood tests, if practicable. Thereafter, the master shall make an appropriate final recommendation. If a party refuses to accept the final recommendation, the action shall be set for trial.
4. The guardian ad litem may accept or refuse to accept a recommendation under this section.
5. The informal hearing may be terminated and the action set for trial if the master conducting the hearing finds it unlikely that all parties would accept a recommendation he might make under subsection 1 or 3 of this section.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 13)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.842 - Costs.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 01 Jul 1997, see footnote
210.842. Costs. —
The court may enter judgment in the amount of the reasonable fees for counsel, experts, the child's guardian ad litem and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including blood tests, to be paid by the parties in such proportions and at such times as determined by the court, except that:
(1) No fees or costs shall be assessed to an indigent party as a condition precedent to blood tests; and
(2) No such costs, other than the costs of blood tests and any other fees or charges assessed pursuant to subsection 4 of section 210.834, shall be assessed to the state of Missouri or a political subdivision thereof.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 16, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361)
Effective 7-1-97
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.843 - Enforcement of judgment or order — payments to be made to circuit clerk or family support payment center — failure to comply, civil contempt.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
210.843. Enforcement of judgment or order — payments to be made to circuit clerk or family support payment center — failure to comply, civil contempt. —
1. If the existence of a parent and child relationship is declared, and a duty of support has been established pursuant to sections 210.817 to 210.852, the support obligation may be enforced in the same or in other appropriate proceedings by the mother, the child, the family support division, or any other public agency that has furnished or may furnish the reasonable expenses of pregnancy, confinement, education, support, or funeral, or by any other person, including a private agency, to the extent he or she has furnished or is furnishing these expenses.
2. The court shall order that support payments be made to the clerk of the circuit court as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to receive the payments, or where that person has assigned his or her support rights to the family support division under section 208.040 as trustee for remittance to the division, as long as the trusteeship remains in effect. Effective October 1, 1999, the court shall order support payments to be made to the family support payment center as required in section 454.530 as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to receive the payments.
3. Willful failure to obey any judgment or order of the court entered pursuant to this section is a civil contempt of court. Section 452.350 applies to support orders entered pursuant to this section, and all administrative and judicial remedies for the enforcements of judgments shall apply.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 17, A.L. 1999 S.B. 291, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.844 - Applicability of certain statutes.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
210.844. Applicability of certain statutes. —
In a proceeding to determine the existence of the parent and child relationship brought under sections 454.850 to 454.997
*
or under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, the provisions of sections 210.817, 210.822, 210.823, 210.834, and 210.836 shall apply, but no other provisions of sections 210.818 through 210.852 shall apply.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 910, A.L. 2011 H.B. 260)
*Sections 454.850 to 454.999 were repealed by H.B. 1550 and S.B. 905 & 992, 2016.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.845 - Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
210.845. Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden. —
1. The provisions of any decree respecting support may be modified only upon a showing of changed circumstances so substantial and continuing as to make the terms unreasonable. In a proceeding for modifications of any child support award, the court, in determining whether or not a substantial change in circumstances has occurred, shall consider all financial resources of both parties, including the extent to which the reasonable expenses of either party are, or should be, shared by a spouse or other person with whom he cohabits, and the earning capacity of a party who is not employed. If the application of the guidelines and criteria set forth in supreme court rule 88.01 to the financial circumstances of the parties would result in a change of child support from the existing amount by twenty percent or more, then a prima facie showing has been made of a change of circumstances so substantial and continuing as to make the present terms unreasonable.
2. When the party seeking modification has met the burden of proof set forth in subsection 1 of this section, the child support shall be determined in conformity with criteria set forth in supreme court rule 88.01.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 18, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.846 - Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
210.846. Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when. —
Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, any hearing or trial held under sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding. All papers and records, other than the interlocutory or final judgment, pertaining to the action or proceeding, whether part of the permanent record of the court, are subject to inspection only by the prosecuting or circuit attorney or attorney under contract with the family support division or upon the consent of the court and all interested persons, or in exceptional cases only upon order of the court for good cause shown.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 19, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.847 - Grandparents liable for support payments for grandchildren, when — amount of support, relevant factors.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
210.847. Grandparents liable for support payments for grandchildren, when — amount of support, relevant factors. —
1. In any action to determine child support needs and obligations for a child whose alleged father is less than eighteen years old, the parents of the alleged father and the parents of the mother, if the mother is also less than eighteen years old, shall be made joint parties and may be jointly liable for the support ordered by the court to the child until both the father and the mother reach the age of eighteen years. The court shall, based on the needs of the child, determine the amount of child support, including in-kind support being provided, to be paid by the alleged father who is under eighteen years of age and the amount of such payment which shall be paid by the parents of the alleged father, which shall not exceed the amount of the standard of need of the state's public assistance plan for one person. The court shall, based on the needs of the child, determine the amount of child support, including in-kind support being provided, to be paid by the mother who is under eighteen years of age and the amount of such payment which shall be paid by the parents of the mother, which shall not exceed the amount of the standard of need of the state's public assistance plan for one person.
2. The amount of the support payments to be paid pursuant to this section shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of section 210.841, except that in determining the amount to be paid by a father or mother less than eighteen years old or parent of such father or mother, the court shall also consider the following relevant facts:
(1) The standard of living and circumstances of the parents of the father less than eighteen years of age and the parents of the mother less than eighteen years of age;
(2) The relative financial means of the parents of the father less than eighteen years of age and the parents of the mother less than eighteen years of age; and
(3) The responsibility of the parents of the father less than eighteen years of age and the parents of the mother less than eighteen years of age for the support of other children.
3. The provisions of Missouri supreme court rule 88.01 shall not apply when a court determines the support obligation owed by the parents of a teen parent under eighteen years of age, pursuant to this section.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1547 & 961)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.848 - Action to declare mother and child relationship.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.848. Action to declare mother and child relationship. —
Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as possible, the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 applicable to the father and child relationship apply to the mother and child relationship.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 20)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.849 - Birth records.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.849. Birth records. —
Upon order of a court of this state or upon request of a court or authorized administrative agency of another state, the bureau shall prepare an amended birth certificate consistent with the findings of the court.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 21)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.850 - Uniformity of application and construction.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.850. Uniformity of application and construction. —
The provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of sections 210.817 to 210.852 among the states enacting it.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 22)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.851 - Citation of law.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.851. Citation of law. —
Sections 210.817 to 210.852 may be cited as the "Uniform Parentage Act".
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 23)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.852 - Application to actions commenced prior to effective date.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote
210.852. Application to actions commenced prior to effective date. —
Unless agreed to by the parties and the court, the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall not apply to proceedings to determine paternity commenced prior to July 15, 1987.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 24)
Effective 7-15-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.853 - Parenting plan in paternity actions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
210.853. Parenting plan in paternity actions. —
Upon a finding of paternity by a court, the parties to a paternity action may submit, either separately or jointly, a parenting plan, as defined in section 452.310, regarding the child who is the subject of such paternity action. If a parenting plan is submitted, the court shall order a parenting plan for such child. If the court does not have proper jurisdiction, the court shall transfer the case to an appropriate court having jurisdiction on the matter.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al. § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.860 - Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
210.860. Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund. —
1. The governing body of any county or city not within a county may, after voter approval pursuant to this section, levy a tax not to exceed twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on taxable property in the county for the purpose of providing counseling, family support, and temporary residential services to persons eighteen years of age or less and those services described in section 210.861. The question shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the county or city not within a county at a county or state general, primary or special election upon the motion of the governing body of the county or city not within a county or upon the petition of eight percent of the qualified voters of the county determined on the basis of the number of votes cast for governor in such county or city not within a county at the last gubernatorial election held prior to the filing of the petition. The election officials of the county or city not within a county shall give legal notice as provided in chapter 115. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall ______ County (City) be authorized to levy a tax of ______ cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on taxable property in the county (city) for the purpose of establishing a community children's services fund for purposes of providing funds for counseling and related services to children and youth in the county (city) eighteen years of age or less and services which will promote healthy lifestyles among children and youth and strengthen families?
☐ YES
☐ NO
­­If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall be levied and collected as otherwise provided by law. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not be levied unless and until the question is again submitted to the qualified voters of the county or city not within a county and a majority of such voters are in favor of such a tax, and not otherwise.
2. All revenues generated by the tax prescribed in this section shall be deposited in the county treasury or, in a city not within a county, to the board established by law to administer such fund to the credit of a special "Community Children's Services Fund" to accomplish the purposes set out herein and shall be used for no other purpose. Such fund shall be administered by and expended only upon approval by a board of directors, established pursuant to section 210.861.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 24, A.L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with H.B. 186 merged with S.B. 210 merged with S.B. 238)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.865 - Information system, tracking of children by court and by certain state departments — information to be confidential, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2000
210.865. Information system, tracking of children by court and by certain state departments — information to be confidential, when. —
The juvenile divisions of the circuit courts and the departments of social services, mental health, elementary and secondary education and health shall share information regarding individual children who have come into contact with, or been provided services by, the courts and such departments. The state courts administrator and the departments of social services, mental health, elementary and secondary education and health shall coordinate their information systems to allow for sharing of information regarding and tracking of individual children by the juvenile divisions of the circuit courts, the departments of social services, mental health, elementary and secondary education and health and school districts. All information received by a court, any department or any school district pursuant to this section shall remain subject to the same confidentiality requirements as are imposed on the department that originally collected the information. With regard to the information required to be shared pursuant to this section, the department of elementary and secondary education shall only share information on students who have committed an act which, if it had been committed by an adult, would be a misdemeanor or felony offense pursuant to the laws of Missouri, other states or the federal government.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 5, A.L. 2000 S.B. 944)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.870 - Juvenile information governance commission created, members, duties, meetings, annual report.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
210.870. Juvenile information governance commission created, members, duties, meetings, annual report. —
1. There is hereby established the "Juvenile Information Governance Commission".
2. The commission shall be composed of the following members:
(1) The director of the department of mental health;
(2) The director of the department of health and senior services;
(3) The commissioner of education;
(4) The director of the department of social services;
(5) The director of the children's division of the department of social services;
(6) The director of the division of youth services of the department of social services;
(7) The state courts administrator;
(8) The superintendent of the highway patrol;
(9) The chief information officer of the office of information technology of the office of administration;
(10) One judge who hears juvenile cases in a circuit comprised of one county of the first classification, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;
(11) One judge who hears juvenile cases in a circuit comprised of more than one county, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;
(12) One juvenile officer representing a circuit comprised of one county of the first classification, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;
(13) One juvenile officer representing a circuit comprised of more than one county, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.
3. The commission shall authorize categories of information to be shared between executive agencies and juvenile and family divisions of the circuit courts pursuant to section 210.865. The commission shall provide vision, strategy, policy approval and oversight for development and implementation of agency, law enforcement and juvenile and family court information sharing. The commission may appoint subcommittees to address technical and policy issues associated with information sharing, communication, development and implementation.
4. The state courts administrator or a designee shall chair the commission.
5. The commission shall meet as determined by the chair but not less than semiannually. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
6. No member of the commission shall receive compensation for the performance of duties associated with membership on the commission.
7. Official minutes of all commission meetings shall be prepared by the chair, distributed to the members and filed by the state courts administrator.
8. The commission shall, on January 1, 2002, and annually thereafter on January first of each succeeding year, transmit a report summarizing the commission's findings to the general assembly.
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(L. 2001 H.B. 236, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)