53-4-244. Payments to person interested in child's welfare in lieu of special guardianship. In lieu of guardianship proceedings, payments may be made in behalf of the child or children to another person found by the department to be interested in or concerned with the welfare of the needy child or children in accordance with the rules established by the department.
History: En. Sec. 8, Part 4, Ch. 82, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 121, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 37, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-509(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 398, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 433, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 571, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 41, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 53. Social Services and Institutions
Chapter 4. Children's Services
Part 2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- General Provisions
53-4-202. Cash assistance to be in effect in all counties
53-4-204. through 53-4-208 reserved
53-4-209. Montana parents as scholars program -- department duties
53-4-210. Tribal family assistance plan
53-4-212. Department to adopt rules
53-4-213. Department rules binding
53-4-214. Distribution of copies of law and forms by department
53-4-215. Cooperation with federal government
53-4-218. through 53-4-220 reserved
53-4-221. State administration
53-4-222. County administration subject to rules prescribed by department
53-4-224. through 53-4-230 reserved
53-4-232. Application for assistance
53-4-233. Eligibility determination for applications
53-4-237. Stepparent resources and income
53-4-238. through 53-4-240 reserved
53-4-241. Amount of assistance determined by department rules
53-4-242. Periodic reconsideration of assistance
53-4-244. Payments to person interested in child's welfare in lieu of special guardianship
53-4-248. Parents liable to department for public assistance payments
53-4-251. through 53-4-254 reserved
53-4-258. and 53-4-259 reserved
53-4-260. Child support payment pass-through and income disregard