Montana Statutes
§ 42-10-121 — Definitions
42-10-121 . Definitions. As used in 42-10-121 through 42-10-128 , the following definitions apply:
(1)"Adoption assistance agreement" means an agreement for adoption assistance between adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency of the state that undertakes to provide the adoption assistance, including a subsidy agreement as provided in 42-10-108 .
(2)"Adoption assistance state" means the signatory state to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(3)"Residence state" means the state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents.
(4)"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 2, Ch. 274, L. 1991; Sec. 52-2-521 , MCA 1995; redes. 42-10-121 by Sec. 174, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-10-101
Short Title§ 42-10-102
Purpose§ 42-10-103
Definitions§ 42-10-104
Power And Duties Of Department§ 42-10-105
Records To Be Confidential§ 42-10-106
Certification As Child With Special Needs§ 42-10-107
Eligibility For Subsidy§ 42-10-108
Subsidy Agreement§ 42-10-109
Amount, Duration, And Scope Of Subsidy§ 42-10-110
Repealed§ 42-10-111
Through 42-10-120 Reserved§ 42-10-121
Definitions§ 42-10-122
Authorization§ 42-10-123
Federal Participation§ 42-10-124
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