Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care

Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care

Section 453.005 Construction of sections 453.010 to 453.400 — ethnic and racial diversity considerations.
Section 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.
Section 453.011 Expediting termination of parental rights and contested adoption cases.
Section 453.012 Requirements for adoption effective for petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997.
Section 453.014 Who may place minor for adoption — rules and regulations, authority.
Section 453.015 Definitions.
Section 453.020 Petition — guardian ad litem appointed — fee, deposit in putative father registry fund.
Section 453.025 Appointment of guardian ad litem, when — fee — duties of guardian ad litem.
Section 453.026 Written report to be furnished to prospective adoptive parent, court and guardian ad litem, when.
Section 453.030 Approval of court required — how obtained, consent of child and parent required, when — validity of consent — forms, developed by department, contents — court appointment of attorney, when.
Section 453.040 Consent of parents not required, when.
Section 453.050 Waiving of necessity of consent, when permitted — how executed.
Section 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.
Section 453.061 Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when.
Section 453.065 Definitions.
Section 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.
Section 453.072 Qualified relatives to receive subsidies, when — definitions.
Section 453.073 Subsidy to adopted child — determination of — how paid — written agreement.
Section 453.074 Duties of children's division in administration of subsidy.
Section 453.075 Petitioner in adoption proceeding to give accounting, when — contents — consequences of impropriety.
Section 453.077 Postplacement assessments required, when — rulemaking authority.
Section 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.
Section 453.090 Consequences of adoption — child defined.
Section 453.100 Clerk to certify decree for vital statistics record — contents.
Section 453.101 Guardian appointed when adoption not granted — powers and duties to be specified.
Section 453.102 Division to inform adoptive parents of postplacement services, when — nature of services — family services to assist in cases of adoptive placement.
Section 453.110 Prohibiting transfer of custody of child — exception — penalty — investigation and report — transfer of custody order issued, when.
Section 453.120 Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order of the court — penalty for violation.
Section 453.121 Adoption records, disclosure procedure — registry of biological parents and adopted adults — disclosure of papers, records and information.
Section 453.140 Validity of decree not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year.
Section 453.150 Effect of adoptions made previous to July 1, 1917.
Section 453.153 One church-one child program to find adoptive placements for certain children.
Section 453.160 Validity of decree under any prior act not subject to attack for irregularities after expiration of one year — revocation of consent.
Section 453.170 Adoption under laws of other states or countries, requirements, effect.
Section 453.315 Order of protection, purpose of.
Section 453.350 Higher education visit for certain foster children and youth in division of youth services program required — cost reimbursement, when.
Section 453.400 Stepparent required to support stepchild — recovery from natural or adoptive parent, when — stepparent's income considered in aid to dependent children.
Section 453.500 Interstate adoption assistance compact adopted — text of compact — false claims, penalty.
Section 453.503 State may withdraw from compact, how.
Section 453.600 Fund created, use of moneys.

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