Interest of M.R.H. v. McElroth

REINHARD, Judge.

This is a juvenile proceeding in which the custody of the minor child was transferred from her mother to the Division of Family Services. We reverse.

On appeal, mother challenges both the sufficiency of the petition and of the evidence. We need not reach the sufficiency of the evidence because we find that the neglect petition filed under § 211.031.1, RSMo Supp.1980, was insufficient to vest the juvenile court with jurisdiction. The petition in pertinent part alleges:

The said child is, within the applicable Provisions of Section 211.031 of the 1980 Revised Statutes of Missouri,…