405.070 Provision for children of parent joining certain religious societies

405.070 Provision for children of parent joining certain religious societies.

When a parent of a child joins any religious society whose faith is similar to that of the

Shakers without having made adequate provision for his children, the Circuit Court of the

county where he resides, or of the county in which any part of his property is situated, if

he does not reside in this state, may, upon petition of any next friend, appoint a committee

to any infant child, or child of unsound mind, of the father or mother, and make out of the

father's or mother's estate a provision for the maintenance of the child, and take the child

from the father, mother or society, and provide for its custody.