Missouri Statutes
§ 211.487 — Application of sections 211.442 to 211.487 — what law to govern.
Missouri § 211.487
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.487 (2026).
Text
1.Sections 211.442 to 211.487 apply to all proceedings commenced on or after September 28, 1985.
2.In any action for termination of parental rights pending prior to September 28, 1985, the law in effect at the time of the filing of the petition for termination of parental rights shall govern the hearing on such petition and any appeal therefrom.
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Legislative History
(L. 1978 H.B. 972 § 10, A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 211.011
Purpose of law — how construed.§ 211.021
Definitions.§ 211.025
Judge may direct any case be heard by commissioner (counties of the first class and St. Louis City).§ 211.027
Findings of commissioner, how submitted — notice of right to file motion for rehearing, how given.§ 211.029
Rehearing, motion filed when — judge may sustain or deny — commissioner's finding final, when.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 211.487, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/211/211.487.