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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-101 Duty To Disclose Information -- Form -- Availability -- Filing
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(1) Except for an adoption proceeding by a stepparent, in any adoption under this title, a birth parent, the department, or an agency shall provide a prospective adoptive parent with social and medical histories of the birth families, including tribal affiliation, if applicable. …
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-102 Retention Of Disclosures
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(1) In a direct parental placement adoption, the disclosures required by 42-3-101 must be filed with the court in support of the notice of parental placement filed pursuant to 42-4-103 and must be permanently maintained. (2) In an adoption arranged by the department or an agency,…
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-201 Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing
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(1) A child may not be placed for purposes of adoption unless the person with whom a child is proposed to be placed has had a preplacement evaluation completed to determine fitness and readiness as an adoptive parent. (2) In a direct parental placement adoption, the placing paren…
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-202 Initiation Of Preplacement Evaluation -- Who Conducts Evaluation -- Payment Of Fees
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(1) A prospective adoptive parent who wishes to adopt a child may initiate the process by: (a) establishing a client relationship with the department or a licensed child-placing agency; or (b) requesting a preplacement evaluation from the department, a licensed social worker, or …