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 temporary custody during the pendency of the proceedings.
History: En. Sec. 99, Ch. 480, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 311, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 4. Placements for Adoption
Part 1. Direct Parental Placements
42-4-101. Parties to direct parental placement adoption
42-4-102. Duties of placing parent
42-4-103. Direct parental placement -- information to be filed
42-4-104. and 42-4-105 reserved
42-4-106. Duty of prospective adoptive parent to provide preplacement evaluation
42-4-107. through 42-4-109 reserved
42-4-110. Duty to promptly petition
42-4-112. Period for postplacement supervision
42-4-113. Postplacement evaluation for direct parental placement adoption
42-4-114. Time and filing of evaluation