The provisions of sections 192.016, 193.125, 210.109, 210.491, 211.444, and 211.447, sections* 453.005, 453.010, 453.014, 453.015, 453.025, 453.026, 453.030, 453.040, 453.060, 453.065, 453.070, 453.073, 453.075, 453.077, 453.080, 453.110, 453.112, and 453.170 and section** 568.175 shall apply to petitions for adoption filed on or after August 28, 1997.
§ 453.012, RSMo