ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
- 127.010 - Jurisdiction of district courts.
- 127.013 - Transfer of proceedings to Indian tribe.
- 127.017 - Extent to which court must give full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe.
- 127.020 - Adoption of minor children; ages and consent.
- 127.030 - Who may petition.
- 127.040 - Written consent to adoption or for relinquishment to authorized agency: Acknowledgment; when consent required.
- 127.043 - Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home; exception.
- 127.045 - Release for or consent to adoption and investigation required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; exception.
- 127.050 - Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption; reimbursement for certain costs.
- 127.051 - Agency responsible for care of child and entitled to custody; termination of placement.
- 127.052 - Agency to determine whether child is Indian child; notification of child’s tribe.
- 127.053 - Consent to adoption: Requisites.
- 127.055 - Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent.
- 127.057 - Consent to adoption: Copy to be furnished to agency which provides child welfare services within 48 hours; recommendations; confidentiality of information; unlawful acts.
- 127.058 - Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption.
- 127.060 - Residence of petitioners: Adoption of two or more children.
- 127.070 - Validity of releases for and consents to adoption.
- 127.080 - Consent to specific adoption or relinquishment for adoption cannot be revoked or nullified; exceptions.
- 127.090 - When consent unnecessary.
- 127.100 - Entitlement of petitions, reports and orders.
- 127.110 - When petition may be filed; contents of petition; limitation on entry of adoption order.
- 127.120 - Petition to be filed in duplicate; investigation, report and recommendation; court may order independent investigation; costs.
- 127.123 - Notice of filing of petition to be provided legal custodian or guardian of child.
- 127.127 - Affidavit setting forth fees, donations and expenses required to be filed; waiver.
- 127.130 - Confidentiality of reports; petitioner may rebut adverse report.
- 127.140 - Confidentiality of hearings, files and records.
- 127.150 - Order of adoption or return of child; presumption of child’s best interest after adoption is granted.
- 127.152 - Adopting parents to be provided with report which includes medical records and other information concerning child; regulations.
- 127.155 - Validation of certain orders and decrees.
- 127.157 - Report of adoption, amendment or annulment of adoption to State Registrar.
- 127.160 - Rights and duties of adopted child and adoptive parents.
- 127.165 - When action to set aside adoption may be brought; presumption of child’s best interest after adoption is granted.
- 127.171 - Right to visitation of child by relatives; limitations.
- 127.180 - Appeals from orders, judgments or decrees.
- 127.186 - Adoption of child with special needs; financial assistance to adoptive parents under certain circumstances; waiver of court costs of adoptive parents; regulations.