- 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 children's division, 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