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Rule 124.02 – Notice of Hearing

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Missouri

a. Timely notice of each hearing in a proceeding under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 211.031, RSMo, shall be provided to all parties, the guardian ad litem, court appointed special advocate, and current foster parents, or any pre-adoptive parent or relative currently providing care for the juvenile. The notice shall:

(1) be in writing;
(2) specify the time, date and location of the hearing; and
(3) inform the current foster parents, or any pre-adoptive parent or relative entitled to notice under this Rule 124.02 a, of the right to be heard with respect to the care, custody and welfare of the juvenile.
b. Any foster parent, pre-adoptive parent or relative entitled to a notice of hearing under Rule 124.02 a shall not become a party to the proceeding on the basis of such notice of hearing.

Mo. R. Prac. P. Juv. Ct. & Fam. Ct. 124.02

Adopted May 20, 2009, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

Comment

The current foster parents, or any pre-adoptive parent or relative currently providing care for a juvenile, must be provided with timely notice of, and has the right to be heard in, any hearing in a proceeding under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 211.031.1, RSMo.

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Cross-reference: Sections 210.566.5, 211.171.3, 211.464, RSMo. See also 42 U.S.C.ยง 675(5)(G).