Section 232.177 – Venue.
232.177 Venue. Venue for voluntary placement proceedings shall be determined in accordance with section 232.62. 89 Acts, ch 169, §4
Section 232.178 – Petition.
232.178 Petition. 1. For a placement initiated on or after July 1, 1992, the department shall file a petition to initiate a voluntary placement proceeding prior to the child’s placement in accordance with criteria established pursuant to the federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-272, as codified in 42 […]
Section 232.179 – Appointment of counsel and guardian ad litem.
232.179 Appointment of counsel and guardian ad litem. Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the child unless the court determines that the child already has a guardian ad litem who represents the child’s best interests. If the child’s parent, guardian, or […]
Section 232.180 – Duties of county attorney.
232.180 Duties of county attorney. Upon the filing of a petition and the request of the department, the county attorney shall represent the state in all adversary proceedings arising under this subchapter and shall present evidence in support of the petition as provided under section 232.90. 89 Acts, ch 169, §7; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, […]
Section 232.181 – Social history report.
232.181 Social history report. Upon the filing of a petition, the department shall submit a social history report regarding the child and the child’s family. The report shall include a description of the child’s disability and resultant functional limitations, the case permanency plan, a description of the proposed foster care placement, and a description of […]
Section 232.182 – Initial determination.
232.182 Initial determination. 1. Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall fix a time for an initial determination hearing and give notice of the hearing to the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian, counsel or guardian ad litem, and the department. 2. A parent who does not have custody of the child may petition […]
Section 232.183 – Dispositional hearing.
232.183 Dispositional hearing. 1. Following an entry of an initial determination order pursuant to section 232.182, the court shall hold a dispositional hearing in order to determine the future status of the child based on the child’s best interests. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the child and the child’s parent, guardian, or […]
Section 232.187 – Regional out-of-state placement committees.
232.187 Regional out-of-state placement committees. Repealed by 93 Acts, ch 172, §48, 56.
Section 232.188 – Decategorization of child welfare and juvenile justice funding initiative.
232.188 Decategorization of child welfare and juvenile justice funding initiative. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Decategorization governance board” or “governance board” means the group that enters into and implements a decategorization project agreement. b. “Decategorization project” means the county or counties that have entered into a […]
Section 232.189 – Reasonable efforts administrative requirements.
232.189 Reasonable efforts administrative requirements. Based upon a model reasonable efforts family court initiative, the director of human services and the chief justice of the supreme court or their designees shall jointly establish and implement a statewide protocol for reasonable efforts, as defined in section 232.102. In addition, the director and the chief justice shall […]