| 453.005. | Construction of sections 453.010 to 453.400--ethnic and racial |
| | diversity considerations. |
| 453.010. | Petition for permission to adopt, venue, jurisdiction--no denial or |
| | delay in placement of child based on residence or |
| | domicile--expedited placement, when. |
| 453.011. | Expediting termination of parental rights and contested adoption |
| | cases. |
| 453.012. | Requirements for adoption effective for petitions filed on or after |
| | August 28, 1997. |
| 453.014. | Who may place minor for adoption--rules and regulations, authority. |
| 453.015. | Definitions. |
| 453.020. | Petition--guardian ad litem appointed--fee, deposit in putative |
| | father registry fund. |
| 453.025. | Appointment of guardian ad litem, when--fee--duties of guardian |
| | ad litem. |
| 453.026. | Written report to be furnished to prospective adoptive parent, court |
| | and guardian ad litem, when. |
| 453.030. | Approval of court required--how obtained, consent of child and parent |
| | required, when--validity of consent--withdrawal of |
| | consent--forms, developed by department, contents--court |
| | appointment of attorney, when. |
| 453.040. | Consent of parents not required, when. |
| 453.050. | Waiving of necessity of consent, when permitted--how executed. |
| 453.060. | Service on parties, how accomplished--petitioners' names not to appear |
| | on copy of petition served with summons, when--right of appeal--waiver |
| | of service--putative father unknown, procedure. |
| 453.061. | Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when. |
| 453.065. | Definitions. |
| 453.070. | Investigations precondition for adoption--contents of investigation |
| | report--how conducted--assessments of adoptive parents, |
| | contents--waiving of investigation, when--fees--preference to |
| | foster parents, when. |
| 453.072. | Qualified relatives to receive subsidies, when. |
| 453.073. | Subsidy to adopted child--determination of--how paid--written |
| | agreement. |
| 453.074. | Duties of division of family services in administration of subsidy. |
| 453.075. | Petitioner in adoption proceeding to give accounting, |
| | when--contents--consequences of impropriety. |
| 453.077. | Postplacement assessments required, when--rulemaking authority. |
| 453.080. | Hearing--decree--contact or exchange of identifying information |
| | between adopted person and birth or adoptive parent not to be |
| | denied, when. |
| 453.090. | Consequences of adoption--child defined. |
| 453.100. | Clerk to certify decree for vital statistics record--contents. |
| 453.101. | Guardian appointed when adoption not granted--powers and duties to be |
| | specified. |
| 453.102. | Family services to inform adoptive parents of postplacement services, |
| | when--nature of services--family services to assist in cases of |
| | adoptive placement. |
| 453.110. | Prohibiting transfer of custody of |
| | child--exception--penalty--investigation and report--transfer of |
| | custody order issued, when. |
| 453.120. | Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order |
| | of the court--penalty for violation. |
| 453.121. | Adoption records, disclosure procedure--registry of biological parents |
| | and adopted adults. |
| 453.140. | Validity of decree not subject to attack for irregularities after |
| | expiration of one year. |
| 453.150. | Effect of adoptions made previous to July 1, 1917. |
| 453.153. | One church-one child program to find adoptive placements for certain |
| | children. |
| 453.160. | Validity of decree under any prior act not subject to attack for |
| | irregularities after expiration of one year--revocation of consent. |
| 453.170. | Adoption under laws of other states or countries, requirements, |
| | effect. |
| 453.315. | Order of protection, purpose of. |
| 453.322. | (Repealed L. 2012 H.B. 1608 § A) |
| 453.325. | (Repealed L. 2012 H.B. 1608 § A) |
| 453.400. | Stepparent required to support stepchild--recovery from natural or |
| | adoptive parent, when--stepparent's income considered in aid to |
| | dependent children. |
| 453.500. | Interstate adoption assistance compact adopted--text of compact--false |
| | claims, penalty. |
| 453.503. | State may withdraw from compact, how. |
| 453.600. | Fund created, use of moneys--board created, purpose, members, |
| | duties--sunset provision. |
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