211.442. Definitions.
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211.442. Definitions. — As used in sections 211.442 to 211.487 , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1)"Child" , an individual under eighteen years of age;
(2)"Minor" , any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years;
(3)"Parent" , a biological parent or parents of a child, as well as, the husband of a natural mother at the time the child was conceived, or a parent or parents of a child by adoption, including both the mother and the putative father of a child. The putative father of a child shall have no legal relationship unless he, prior to the entry of a decree under sections 211.442 to 211.487 , has acknowledged the child as his own by affirmatively asserting his paternity.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 972 § 1, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)