{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-453.012","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 453.012","heading":"Requirements for adoption effective for petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997.","body":"The provisions of sections 192.016, 193.125, 210.109, 210.491, 211.444, and 211.447, sections* 453.005, 453.010, 453.014, 453.015, 453.025, 453.026, 453.030, 453.040, 453.060, 453.065, 453.070, 453.073, 453.075, 453.077, 453.080, 453.110, 453.112, and 453.170 and section** 568.175 shall apply to petitions for adoption filed on or after August 28, 1997.","path":["Title XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=453.012","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"8392940c958916f95ef3021c8198575cdff8265d2afc0f47c168a04831dc481d","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-453.011","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-453.014"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}