2017 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210 Child Protection and Reformation
Section 210.700 Definitions
Effective 28 Aug 1982
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210*210.700. Definitions — As used in sections 210.700 to 210.760, the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated:
(1) “Child” shall mean a person under the age of eighteen years whose custody has been committed to an authorized agency by an order of a judge, or by a surrender agreement, or who has been committed temporarily to the care of an authorized agency by a parent, guardian or relative within the second degree of consanguinity.
(2) “Foster care” shall mean care provided a child in a foster home, a group home, agency, child care institution, or any combination thereof.
(L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al.)
*This section was amended by S.B. 84, 2007. Due to the contingent effective date contained in section 210.650, both versions of this section are printed.
