Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1772: Modifies provisions relating to subsidies for adopted children
Status: In committee, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the minor child's birth records. Such grant shall be specified in a written agreement entered into by the children's division and the prospective adoptive parent or parents. Such grant shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for uncontested adoptions and four thousand dollars for contested adoptions, billed at the rate of one hundred seventy-five dollars per hour of legal services provided by an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Missouri, together with actual expenses incurred in prosecuting the petition for adoption. A separate grant for guardian ad litem f.
From the engrossed text:
to amend the minor child's birth records. Such grant shall be specified in a written agreement entered into by the children's division and the prospective adoptive parent or parents. Such grant shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for uncontested adoptions and four thousand dollars for contested adoptions, billed at the rate of one hundred seventy-five dollars per hour of legal services provided by an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Missouri, together with actual expenses incurred in prosecuting the petition for adoption. A separate grant for guardian ad litem fees shall be made available and shall not exceed five hundred dollars billed at the rate of one hundred seventy-five dollars per HB 1772 hour of legal services provided by an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Missouri. ✔
Sponsors
- Phil Amato (R, 113) · primary sponsor
- Cecelie Williams (R, 111)
- Brad Banderman (R, 119)
- Ed Lewis (R, 006)