9 chapters · 167 sections in this title.
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-6-101 Confidentiality Of Records And Proceedings
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(1) Unless the court orders otherwise, all hearings held in proceedings under this title are confidential and must be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than interested parties and their counsel. (2) All papers and records pertaining to the adoption must …
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-6-102 Disclosure Of Records -- Nonidentifying And Identifying Information -- Consensual Release
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(1) The department or an authorized person or agency may disclose: (a) nonidentifying information to an adoptee, an adoptive or birth parent, or an extended family member of an adoptee or birth parent; (b) identifying information to a court-appointed confidential intermediary upo…
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-6-103 Petition For Appointment Of Confidential Intermediary
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(1) An adult adoptee, an adoptive or birth parent, or an adult extended family member of the adoptee or birth parent may petition the court for disclosure of identifying information regarding the adoptee, a birth child, a birth parent, or an extended family member. (2) A petition…
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-6-104 Appointment Of Confidential Intermediary -- Duties -- Payment
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(1) After a petition for disclosure has been filed under 42-6-103, the court shall appoint a confidential intermediary who shall: (a) conduct a confidential search for the person sought as requested in the petition for disclosure; (b) refrain from disclosing directly or indirectl…