Section 31 The Petition

• Library: Juvenile Law 2011

For the juvenile court to have jurisdiction to enter a judgment regarding a child, the juvenile officer must first file a petition. State v. Taylor, 323 S.W.2d 534 (Mo. App. S.D. 1959). This petition must conform to the style and content requirements of § 211.091, RSMo Supp. 2010, and Rule 113.01 and must be filed in the office of the clerk of the juvenile court. Only the juvenile officer may file the petition, State ex rel. Dubinsky v. Weinstein, 413 S.W.2d 178 (Mo. banc 1967), and it may be filed without the prior authorization of court, Rule 111.01.b(2). See § 211.081...