Montana § 42-3-101 Duty To Disclose Information -- Form -- Availability -- Filing

Montana Statutes

§ 42-3-101 — Duty To Disclose Information -- Form -- Availability -- Filing

Montana § 42-3-101

Title 42ADOPTION

Ch. 3REQUIREMENTS OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION

Part 1Duty of Placing Party to Disclose Information

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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-101 (2026).

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42-3-101 . Duty to disclose information -- form -- availability -- filing.

(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.

(2)In a direct parental placement adoption, the birth family social and medical histories must be completed on a form provided by the department and filed with the court when the adoption petition is filed.

(3)The department shall make a form available to agencies and court administrators for public distribution.

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42-3-101 . Duty to disclose information -- form -- availability -- filing. (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.
(2) In a direct parental placement adoption, the birth family social and medical histories must be completed on a form provided by the department and filed with the court when the adoption petition is filed.
(3) The department shall make a form available to agencies and court administrators for public distribution.