{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-453.072","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 453.072","heading":"Qualified relatives to receive subsidies, when — definitions.","body":"1. Any subsidies available to adoptive parents pursuant to section 453.073 and section 453.074 shall also be available to a qualified relative of a child or a qualified close nonrelated person who is granted legal guardianship of the child in the same manner as such subsidies are available for adoptive parents.\n2. As used in this section:\n(1) \"Close nonrelated person\" means any nonrelated person whose life is so intermingled with the child such that the relationship is similar to a family relationship;\n(2) \"Relative\" means any grandparent, aunt, uncle, adult sibling of the child or adult first cousin of the child, or any other person related to the child by blood or affinity.","path":["Title XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 453 - Adoption and Foster Care"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=453.072","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"c62977c100c12d730d3127b59be0b2d244d053e43f862e3c44f4027199f638a1","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-453.070","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-453.073"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}