Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - Missouri

Date: August 2024

STATUTES

Website: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/Home.aspx

Citations:

Adoption: title XXX, chapter 453; title XII, chapter 193 (§§ 193.125–193.135)
Child protection: title XII, chapter 210 (§§ 210.108–210.166)
Child welfare: title XII, chapter 210 (§§ 210.117, 210.122, 210.305, 210.481–210.566, 210.620–210.790, 210.950); chapter 211 (§§ 211.171–211.183, 211.442–211.490)
Guardianship: title XII, chapter 211 (§ 211.477); title XXXI, title XXX, chapter 475 (§ 475.030)
Youth services: title XII, chapter 211 (§§ 211.034; 211.036); title XXX, chapter 453 (§ 435.503)
Indian child welfare: chapter 452 (§ 452.715)

REGULATION/ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

Website: https://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/csr.asp

Note:

See title 13, divisions 35 and 40.

AGENCY POLICIES

Website: https://dssmanuals.mo.gov/child-welfare-manual/child-welfare-manual-2019-update/

Notes:

For Relative Foster Care, see section 6, chapter 16.

For the Older Youth Program, see section 4, chapter 5.

For the Adoption and Guardianship Process, see section 4, chapter 9.

For working with Native American/Alaska Native families, see section 4, chapter 4, subsection 4.4.

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