42-4-114. Time and filing of evaluation. (1) Unless the court for good cause allows an earlier or later filing, the evaluator shall file a complete written evaluation with the court within not less than 90 days and not more than 180 days after receipt of the court's order for an evaluation.
(2) If an evaluation raises a specific concern, as described in 42-3-205, the evaluation must be filed immediately and must explain why the concern poses a significant risk of harm to the physical or psychological well-being of the child.
(3) An evaluator shall give the prospective adoptive parent a copy of the evaluation when it is filed with the court and shall permanently retain a copy of the evaluation and a list of every source for each item of information in the evaluation. If the evaluator ceases to conduct business in Montana, all evaluations in the evaluator's possession must be forwarded to the department for permanent retention.
History: En. Sec. 101, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
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