{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-210.700","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.700","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in sections 210.700 to 210.760, the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated:\n(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.\n(2) \"Foster care\" shall mean care provided a child in a foster home, a group home, agency, child care institution, or any combination thereof.","path":["Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=210.700","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"9251d2fbf449e1caab78ba7ce5f89b11fed2537c671b39b827bdc2134ec2ef0c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-210.680","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-210.710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}