Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights
- 128.005 - Legislative declaration and findings.
- 128.010 - Definitions.
- 128.011 - “Abandoned mother” defined.
- 128.012 - “Abandonment of a child” defined.
- 128.0122 - “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined.
- 128.0124 - “Child” defined.
- 128.0126 - “Failure of parental adjustment” defined.
- 128.0128 - “Indian child” defined.
- 128.0129 - “Indian Child Welfare Act” defined.
- 128.013 - “Injury” defined.
- 128.0137 - “Mental injury” defined.
- 128.014 - “Neglected child” defined.
- 128.015 - “Parent and child relationship” and “parent” defined.
- 128.0155 - “Plan” defined.
- 128.016 - “Putative father” defined.
- 128.018 - “Unfit parent” defined.
- 128.020 - Jurisdiction of district courts.
- 128.023 - Proceedings to terminate parental rights of parent of Indian child: Powers and duties of court; appointment of attorney.
- 128.027 - Extent to which court must give full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe.
- 128.030 - Place for filing petition.
- 128.040 - Who may file petition; investigation.
- 128.050 - Entitlement of proceedings; contents of verified petition.
- 128.055 - Proceedings to be completed within 6 months after filing of petition.
- 128.060 - Notice of hearing: Contents; personal service to certain persons; petitioner to mail notice to Department of Health and Human Services if petitioner or child is receiving public assistance.
- 128.070 - Service of notice of hearing by publication.
- 128.080 - Form of notice.
- 128.085 - Petition by mother of unborn child: Notice to father or putative father; time of hearing.
- 128.090 - Hearing: Time; procedure; evidence; postponement; closed court.
- 128.093 - Testimony of qualified expert witness required in proceedings to terminate parental rights of parent of Indian child.
- 128.095 - When putative father presumed to have intended to abandon child.
- 128.097 - Presumption of abandonment of child by parent.
- 128.100 - Appointment of attorney to represent child in proceeding concerning termination or restoration of parental rights; appointment of attorney to represent parent; compensation of attorney.
- 128.105 - Grounds for terminating parental rights: Considerations; required findings.
- 128.106 - Specific considerations in determining neglect by or unfitness of parent.
- 128.107 - Specific considerations where child is not in physical custody of parent.
- 128.108 - Specific considerations where child has been placed in foster home.
- 128.109 - Determination of conduct of parent; presumptions.
- 128.110 - Order terminating parental rights; preference for placement of child with certain relatives and siblings of child; period for completion of search for relative.
- 128.120 - Effect of order.
- 128.130 - Notice to produce; warrant of arrest; contempts.
- 128.140 - Expenses to be county charges.
- 128.150 - Termination of parental rights of father when child becomes subject of adoption.
- 128.160 - Best interest of child in determining consideration in action to set aside termination of parental rights after adoption has been granted; presumption.
- 128.170 - Restoration of parental rights: Petition; consent of natural parent required.
- 128.180 - Restoration of parental rights: Notice of hearing; persons required to be personally served with notice; right of such persons to present testimony and evidence.
- 128.190 - Restoration of parental rights: Hearing; required findings to grant petition; effect of order restoring parental rights.