Appeals in actions for termination of parental rights and adoption shall receive expedited placement on the docket at the conclusion of the briefing schedule. The decision of the court shall be handed down within 30 days of oral argument. Priority for placement on the docket shall next be given to appeals under section 386.540, 188.028, 512.025, 542.301, 573.070, and 632.430.

Any other case shall be heard when it is reached in its regular order on the docket. Any motion to expedite a cause on the docket shall be accompanied by affidavits showing the particular facts on which such is based.

(Rule B.01 adopted Dec. 28, 1945. Renumbered to Rule II in 1979. Amended Aug. 24, 2000, eff. Aug. 28, 2000. Rule number converted from Roman numerals; eff. Feb. 22, 2018.)