§9.28 Abuse or Neglect

LibraryJuvenile Law Deskbook (2021 Supp.)

2. (§9.28) Abuse or Neglect

The so-called “abuse neglect ground” is triggered when a child “has been abused or neglected.” Section 211.447.5(2), RSMo Supp. 2019. The plain language of the statute seems to allow for the underlying adjudicatory findings of abuse or neglect that brought the child originally into care pursuant to § 211.031.1, RSMo Supp. 2019, to establish that the...

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