Montana Statutes
§ 42-3-207 — Action By Department
Montana § 42-3-207
JurisdictionMontana
Title 42ADOPTION
Ch. 3REQUIREMENTS OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION
Part 2Requirements of Prospective Adoptive Parents
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-207 (2026).
Text
42-3-207 . Action by department. If, before a decree of adoption is issued, the department learns from an evaluator or another person that a child has been placed for adoption with an individual who is the subject of a preplacement evaluation on file with the department containing a finding of unsuitability, the department shall immediately review the evaluation and make a determination of whether the department has authority pursuant to Title 41, chapter 3, to intervene.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 89, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-3-102
Retention Of Disclosures§ 42-3-201
Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing§ 42-3-204
Contents Of Preplacement Evaluation§ 42-3-205
Recommendation§ 42-3-207
Action By Department§ 42-3-208
Through 42-3-211 Reserved§ 42-3-212
Court Waiver For Relatives§ 42-3-301
Requirement For Preplacement EvaluationCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Montana § 42-3-207, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/3/42-3-207.