42-4-202. Parties to department or agency placement. A parent of a child may relinquish the child for adoption to the department or a licensed child-placing agency. The department or agency shall agree in writing to accept the relinquishment of a placing parent as provided in 42-2-402 before the relinquishment is valid.
History: En. Sec. 105, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 4. Placements for Adoption
Part 2. Placements by Department or Licensed Child-Placing Agency
42-4-201. Factors to be considered -- best interests of child
42-4-202. Parties to department or agency placement
42-4-203. Duties of placing parent
42-4-204. Counseling requirements
42-4-205. Waiting period following placement of child
42-4-206. Petition for adoption filed by prospective adoptive parent
42-4-207. and 42-4-208 reserved