Missouri Revised Statutes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.180 (2026)
Family preservation screenings, conducted when, results
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211.180. Family preservation screenings, conducted when, results. — Family preservation screenings shall be conducted by the children's division within seventy-two hours of the removal of a child from the home and placement in the custody of the court. The results of this screening shall be submitted to the juvenile court judge for consideration in the order of disposition or treatment of the child.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1997–2016 · leading case: Waint v. M.B., 963 S.W.2d 252 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997).
Waint v. M.B., 963 S.W.2d 252 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). “FAMILY PRESERVATION SCREENING Mother also claims in Point II that the trial court erred in taking custody of the children because DFS failed to conduct a family preservation screening within 72 hours after the children were removed from the home, as is required by Section 211.”
In the Interest of Z.m.w., Z.j.c., Z.j.c., Z.e.l.c., & Z.D.C.D. A.W. & R.J.W. v. Laclede Cnty. Juv. Off., 498 S.W.3d 828 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016). “Parents then assert that “they were not granted due process because there was no family preservation screening conducted by [the] Division pursuant to § 211.180[.]” Because neither of these claims are contained in Point 2, they are not preserved for appeal.”
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