Montana § 42-3-201 Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing

Montana Statutes

§ 42-3-201 — Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing

Montana § 42-3-201

Title 42ADOPTION

Ch. 3REQUIREMENTS OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION

Part 2Requirements of Prospective Adoptive Parents

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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-201 (2026).

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42-3-201 . Preplacement evaluation -- timing.

(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 parent must be provided with a copy of the preplacement evaluation prior to execution of a relinquishment and consent to adoption of the child.

(3)The required preplacement evaluation must provide all pertinent information pertaining to the topics identified in 42-3-203 .

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42-3-201 . Preplacement evaluation -- timing. (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 parent must be provided with a copy of the preplacement evaluation prior to execution of a relinquishment and consent to adoption of the child.
(3) The required preplacement evaluation must provide all pertinent information pertaining to the topics identified in 42-3-203 .