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A petition for the termination of parental rights can be filed by a parent, guardian, or the state through a juvenile officer or the Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division. A parent can consent to give up their parenting rights.

Legal Age of Consent in Missouri Generally, the age of consent in Missouri is 17 years old. The age of consent is the age at which someone can consent to sex with another individual who is of that age or older. This age of consent applies to both homosexual and heterosexual behavior.

The failure of a parent to support a minor child that the parent is legally obligated to support is a crime in the State of Missouri. Nonsupport may be charged as a felony if the obligated parent fails to pay six months within a twelve-month period or has accumulated an arrearage in excess of five thousand dollars.

Abandonment occurs where a parent voluntarily and intentionally fails to parent a child for sixty days when a child is under the age of one year and for six months for a child one year or older. Section 453.040(7) RSMo. Neglect includes the failure to provide ?necessary care and protection.? Section 453.040(7) RSMo.

(a) Abandonment: the parent left the child without support, communication with the parent, and/or failed to visit the child. The petition requires at least a six month period of abandonment. There must be evidence to show the same conditions that led to the removal are still present.

If you do not participate in the services set forth in your reunification plan, the court can terminate your services. If your services are terminated that means that the goal for your case has changed from getting you back together with your child to finding a permanent home (that is not with you) for your child.