Title XXX — DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section, …

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…

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…

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 pe…

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 …

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 as…

453.080. Hearing — decree — contact or exchange of identifying information between adopted person and birth or adoptive parent not to be denied, when — post adoption contact agreement — contact preference form. — 1. The court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the adopt…

[Repealed or reserved.]

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 o…

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 ch…

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 ado…

453.110. Prohibiting transfer of custody of child — exception — penalty — investigation and report — transfer of custody order issued, when. — 1. No person, agency, organization or institution shall surrender custody of a minor child, or transfer the custody of such a child to an…

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 cour…

453.121. Adoption records, disclosure procedure — registry of biological parents and adopted adults — disclosure of papers, records and information. — 1. As used in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Adopted adult", any ad…

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…

453.150. Effect of adoptions made previous to July 1, 1917. — Any person adopted by deed of adoption or agreement of adoption in writing prior to 1917 and wherein said instrument was filed for record prior to July 1, 1917, shall hereafter be deemed and held to be for every purpos…

453.153. One church-one child program to find adoptive placements for certain children. — The director of the department of social services shall develop and implement a program to work through local churches to find adoptive placements for minority and hard to place children. Th…

453.160. Validity of decree under any prior act not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year — revocation of consent. — 1. After the expiration of one year from the date this chapter shall become effective, the validity of any decree of adoption pursuant …

453.170. Adoption under laws of other states or countries, requirements, effect. — 1. When an adoption occurs pursuant to the laws of other states of the United States, Missouri shall, from the date of adoption hold the adopted person to be for every purpose the lawful child of i…

453.315. Order of protection, purpose of. — The court may make an order of protection as a condition of any order made under this section. The order of protection may set forth reasonable conditions of behavior by a person or agency who is before the court, and the order may requ…

453.350. Higher education visit for certain foster children and youth in division of youth services program required — cost reimbursement, when. — 1. Beginning July 1, 2014, all Missouri foster children fifteen years of age or older shall receive a visit to a Missouri state unive…

453.400. Stepparent required to support stepchild — recovery from natural or adoptive parent, when — stepparent's income considered in aid to dependent children. — 1. A stepparent shall support his or her stepchild to the same extent that a natural or adoptive parent is required …

453.500. Interstate adoption assistance compact adopted — text of compact — false claims, penalty. — The "Interstate Adoption Assistance Compact" is hereby enacted into law authorizing the department of social services to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other st…

453.503. State may withdraw from compact, how. — The state of Missouri shall reserve the right to withdraw from the interstate assistance compact by a law requiring such withdrawal. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 3)

453.600. Fund created, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Foster Care and Adoptive Parents Recruitment and Retention Fund" which shall consist of all gifts, donations, transfers, and moneys appropriated by the general assembly, and bequests to …

453.650. Adoption fund created, use of moneys — rules. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Zero-Cost Adoption Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any gifts, bequests, and donations. The state treasurer shall be custodi…

454.1000. Definitions. — As used in sections 454.1000 to 454.1025, the following terms mean: (1) "Arrearage", the amount created by a failure to provide: (a) Support to a child pursuant to an administrative or judicial support order; or (b) Support to a spouse if the judgment or …

454.1003. Suspension of a professional or occupational license, when, procedure. — 1. A court or the director of the family support division may issue an order, or in the case of a business, professional or occupational license, only a court may issue an order, suspending an obli…

454.1005. Hearing to show cause for suspension of a license, procedure. — 1. To show cause why suspension of a license may not be appropriate, the obligor shall request a hearing from the court or division that issued the notice of intent to suspend the license. The request shall…

454.1008. Licensing authority's responsibilities upon receipt of a suspension order. — 1. Upon receipt of an order suspending a license, a licensing authority shall: (1) Determine if the licensing authority has issued a license to the obligor whose name appears on the order; (2) …

454.1010. Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure — reinstatement fee required, when. — 1. An obligor may, at any time, petition a court or the director for an order to stay the suspension of a license. Any petition seeking to stay an order of the director shall be serv…

454.1013. Termination of an order of suspension, when — new termination order may be issued, when. — 1. If a court or the division determines that an arrearage has been paid in full, or the obligor has complied with the subpoena or order of the director, the court or division sha…

454.1015. Fee charged by licensing authority for administrative costs permitted. — A licensing authority may charge the obligor a reasonable fee for the administrative costs incurred by such licensing authority in taking action against the obligor's license pursuant to sections 4…

454.1018. Rules — promulgated by the division. — The division shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of sections 454.1000 to 454.1025. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unl…

454.1020. Standards for licensure information provided to the division, method, contents. — 1. Upon request by the division, all state licensing authorities subject to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025 shall provide specified information, on magnetic tape or other machine-readable fo…

454.1023. List of licensed attorneys to be provided to division, when — arrearages reported to supreme court clerk. — The family support division is hereby authorized, pursuant to a cooperative agreement with the supreme court, to develop procedures which shall permit the clerk o…

454.1025. Request for rules for suspension or sanctioning of law license, when. — By July 1, 1998, the supreme court is requested to have in effect a rule in accordance with 42 U.S.C. section 666(a)(16) which shall permit the suspension or other sanctioning of a law license for a…

454.1027. Hunting and fishing license sanctions — department of conservation. — Notwithstanding any provision of sections 454.1000 to 454.1027 to the contrary, the following procedures shall apply between the family support division and the department of conservation regarding th…

454.1029. No suspension of licenses while obligor honors the support agreement. — For obligors that have been making regular child support payments in accordance with an agreement entered into with the family support division, the license shall not be suspended while the obligor …

454.1031. Penalties for denial or interference with visitation or custody. — All penalties that apply to an obligor in sections 454.1000 to 454.1029 shall also apply to any person who has, without good cause as determined by a court with jurisdiction, denied or interfered with an…

454.1500. Short title. — This act, sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728

454.1503. Definitions. — In this act, sections 454.1500 to 454.1728: (1) "Child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support…

454.1506. State tribunal and support enforcement agency. — (a) The courts and the family support division are the tribunals of this state. (b) The family support division is the support enforcement agency of this state. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1…

454.1509. Remedies cumulative. — (a) Remedies provided by sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) Sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 do not: (1…

454.1512. Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. — (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677, and, as applicable, Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716, to a support proceeding involv…

454.1515. Basis for jurisdiction over nonresident. — (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conserv…

454.1518. Duration of personal jurisdiction. — Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclu…

454.1521. Initiating and responding tribunal of state. — Under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state…

454.1524. Simultaneous proceedings. — (a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (1) the petition or comparable pleadi…

454.1527. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support orders. — (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if t…