453.072. 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 who is granted legal guardianship of the child in the same manner as such subsidies are available for adoptive parents. As used in this section "relative" means any grandparent, aunt, uncle, adult sibling of the child or adult first cousin of the child.
(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)
Missouri General Assembly