Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care
Section 453.350 - Higher education visit for certain foster children and youth in division of youth services program required — cost reimbursement, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013
453.350. Higher education visit for certain foster children and youth in division of youth services program required — cost reimbursement, when. — 1. Beginning July 1, 2014, all Missouri foster children fifteen years of age or older shall receive a visit to a Missouri state university or a Missouri state community or technical college in the foster child's area or an armed services recruiter before the foster child may be adopted or otherwise terminated by foster care unless waived by the family support team. Such visit shall be in addition to any other services that older youth are usually provided and shall include the entry application process, financial support application and availability, career options with academic or technical training, a tour of the school, and other information and experience desired.
2. Beginning July 1, 2014, all youth fifteen years of age or older in the division of youth services program shall receive a visit to a Missouri state university or a Missouri state community or technical college in the youth's area or an armed services recruiter before the youth's custody or training is completed unless waived by the family support team. Such visit shall be in addition to any other services that older youth are usually provided and shall include the entry application process, financial support application and availability, career options with academic or technical training, a tour of the school, and other information and experience desired.
3. Agencies defined in subsection 4* of section 210.112 that are providing foster care case management services for foster children can document and, if requested, shall receive from the Missouri department of social services reimbursement for costs associated with meeting the requirements of this section.
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(L. 2013 S.B. 205)
*Statutory reference to subsection "2" changed to "4" in accordance with section 3.060 based on renumbering within section 210.112 by both H.B. 1414 and S.B. 653, 2020.

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXX - Domestic Relations

Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care

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.

Section 453.315 - Order of protection, purpose of.

Section 453.350 - Higher education visit for certain foster children and youth in division of youth services program required — cost reimbursement, when.

Section 453.400 - Stepparent required to support stepchild — recovery from natural or adoptive parent, when — stepparent's income considered in aid to dependent children.

Section 453.500 - Interstate adoption assistance compact adopted — text of compact — false claims, penalty.

Section 453.503 - State may withdraw from compact, how.

Section 453.600 - Fund created, use of moneys.