Montana Statutes
§ 42-4-112 — Period For Postplacement Supervision
42-4-112 . Period for postplacement supervision.
(1)In a direct parental placement adoption, the court shall maintain jurisdiction over the placement during a postplacement evaluation period and issue an order for postplacement supervision and a postplacement evaluation.
(2)The postplacement evaluation period must be supervised and evaluated by a licensed social worker or other qualified person appointed, contracted with, or employed by:
(a)the department, if the department has accepted supervision of the placement; or
(b)a licensed child-placing agency.
(3)The court shall provide the evaluator with copies of the petition for adoption and the items filed with the petition.
(4)A decree of adoption may not be entered for at least 6 months from the date an order is entered granting temp
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 99, Ch. 480, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 311, L. 2001.
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-4-102
Duties Of Placing Parent§ 42-4-104
And 42-4-105 Reserved§ 42-4-107
Through 42-4-109 Reserved§ 42-4-110
Duty To Promptly Petition§ 42-4-111
Custody Order§ 42-4-112
Period For Postplacement Supervision§ 42-4-114
Time And Filing Of Evaluation§ 42-4-115
Motion To Enter Adoption Decree§ 42-4-116
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