Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions - Missouri
Date: January 2022
Jurisdiction
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 453.010
The juvenile division of the circuit court has jurisdiction over adoption proceedings.
Venue
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 453.010
The adoption petition shall be filed in the county in which one of the following applies:
- Where the petitioner resides
- Where the child to be adopted was born
- Where the child is located at the time of the filing of the petition
- Where either birth parent resides