Section 551.336 – Rules and Standards of Eligibility for Counseling; Priority; Residential Requirements.
551.336 Rules and standards of eligibility for counseling; priority; residential requirements. Sec. 6. The circuit court shall prescribe rules and standards of eligibility for counseling. First priority for service shall be given to domestic relations actions in which a complaint or motion has been filed in the circuit court. A family is eligible for counseling […]
Section 551.337 – Referrals to Agencies Outside Court; Conferences.
551.337 Referrals to agencies outside court; conferences. Sec. 7. The director of a circuit court family counseling service shall advise spouses fully of the existence of qualified family counseling services outside the court so that they may freely make an informed choice of the outside service. In order to assure maximum use of community resources, […]
Section 551.331 – Short Title.
551.331 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “circuit court family counseling services act”. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;– Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
Section 551.332 – Family Counseling Services; Creation; Purpose; Establishment in Judicial Circuits; Appropriations; Participation in Funding; Agreement; Limitation.
551.332 Family counseling services; creation; purpose; establishment in judicial circuits; appropriations; participation in funding; agreement; limitation. Sec. 2. (1) For the purpose of preserving and improving family life through competent family counseling, family counseling services which shall include domestic violence and child abuse, are created as provided in this section. In each judicial circuit, the […]