210.710. Child committed to care of authorized agency--written report of status required for court review, when--dispositional hearing, when, purpose--child not returned home, when.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

210.710. Child committed to care of authorized agency--written report of status required for court review, when--dispositional hearing, when, purpose--child not returned home, when.

Child committed to care of authorized agency--written report of statusrequired for court review, when--dispositional hearing, when,purpose--child not returned home, when.

210.710. 1. In the case of a child who has been committed to thecare of an authorized agency by a parent, guardian or relative and wheresuch child has remained in the care of one or more authorized agencies fora continuous period of six months, the agency shall petition the juvenilecourt in the county where the child is present to review the status of thechild. A written report on the status of the child shall be presented tothe court. The court shall then review the status of the child and mayhold a dispositional hearing thereon. The purpose of the dispositionalhearing shall be to determine whether or not the child should be continuedin foster care or whether the child should be returned to a parent,guardian or relative, or whether or not proceedings should be instituted toterminate parental right and legally free such child for adoption.

2. If the child is in the care of an authorized agency based on anallegation that the child has abused another child and the court determinesthat such abuse occurred, the court shall not return the child to or permitthe child to reside in any residence located within one thousand feet ofthe residence of the abused child, or any child care facility or schoolthat the abused child attends, until the abused child reaches eighteenyears of age. The prohibitions of this subsection shall not apply wherethe alleged abuse occurred between siblings.