Montana Code Annotated
Title 42. Adoption
Chapter 4. Placements for Adoption

Part 1. Direct Parental Placements

42-4-101. Parties to direct parental placement adoption - 42-4-101. Parties to direct parental placement adoption. A parent of...

42-4-102. Duties of placing parent - 42-4-102. Duties of placing parent. (1) A parent who is...

42-4-103. Direct parental placement -- information to be filed - 42-4-103. Direct parental placement -- information to be filed. (1)...

42-4-104. and 42-4-105 reserved - 42-4-104 and 42-4-105 reserved.

42-4-106. Duty of prospective adoptive parent to provide preplacement evaluation - 42-4-106. Duty of prospective adoptive parent to provide preplacement evaluation....

42-4-107. through 42-4-109 reserved - 42-4-107 through 42-4-109 reserved.

42-4-110. Duty to promptly petition - 42-4-110. Duty to promptly petition. (1) Within 30 days after...

42-4-111. Custody order - 42-4-111. Custody order. (1) The court shall consider the petition...

42-4-112. Period for postplacement supervision - 42-4-112. Period for postplacement supervision. (1) In a direct parental...

42-4-113. Postplacement evaluation for direct parental placement adoption - 42-4-113. Postplacement evaluation for direct parental placement adoption. (1) An...

42-4-114. Time and filing of evaluation - 42-4-114. Time and filing of evaluation. (1) Unless the court...

42-4-115. Motion to enter adoption decree - 42-4-115. Motion to enter adoption decree. (1) The prospective adoptive...

42-4-116. Records - 42-4-116. Records. All records filed with the court in a...

Part 2. Placements by Department or Licensed Child-Placing Agency

42-4-201. Factors to be considered -- best interests of child - 42-4-201. Factors to be considered -- best interests of child....

42-4-202. Parties to department or agency placement - 42-4-202. Parties to department or agency placement. A parent of...

42-4-203. Duties of placing parent - 42-4-203. Duties of placing parent. (1) A parent who is...

42-4-204. Counseling requirements - 42-4-204. Counseling requirements. To the extent required by this title...

42-4-205. Waiting period following placement of child - 42-4-205. Waiting period following placement of child. (1) Once the...

42-4-206. Petition for adoption filed by prospective adoptive parent - 42-4-206. Petition for adoption filed by prospective adoptive parent. After...

42-4-207. and 42-4-208 reserved - 42-4-207 and 42-4-208 reserved.

42-4-209. Postplacement department or agency evaluation - 42-4-209. Postplacement department or agency evaluation. (1) The department or...

42-4-210. Consent to adoption - 42-4-210. Consent to adoption. (1) Upon the filing of the...

42-4-211. Postadoptive counseling and support -- intent - 42-4-211. Postadoptive counseling and support -- intent. (1) An agency...

Part 3. Stepparent Adoption

42-4-301. Relinquishment to stepparent - 42-4-301. Relinquishment to stepparent. (1) A parent may relinquish parental...

42-4-302. Standing to adopt stepchild - 42-4-302. Standing to adopt stepchild. (1) A stepparent has standing...

42-4-303. Consent to adoption - 42-4-303. Consent to adoption. (1) Upon the filing of the...

42-4-304. Consent to adoption -- stepparent's spouse - 42-4-304. Consent to adoption -- stepparent's spouse. (1) A consent...

42-4-305. Repealed - 42-4-305. Repealed. Sec. 20, Ch. 257, L. 1999. History: En....

42-4-306. through 42-4-308 reserved - 42-4-306 through 42-4-308 reserved.

42-4-309. Preplacement and postplacement evaluation period -- waiver - 42-4-309. Preplacement and postplacement evaluation period -- waiver. In a...

42-4-310. Petition for adoption -- notice -- hearing - 42-4-310. Petition for adoption -- notice -- hearing. A stepparent...

42-4-311. Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild - 42-4-311. Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild. (1) Except as...

42-4-312. Arrearages of child support - 42-4-312. Arrearages of child support. A termination of a parent's...

Part 4. Adoption of Adults and Emancipated Minors

42-4-401. Adoption of adult - 42-4-401. Adoption of adult. A person who has attained the...

42-4-402. Who may adopt adult or emancipated minor - 42-4-402. Who may adopt adult or emancipated minor. (1) An...

42-4-403. Consent to adoption - 42-4-403. Consent to adoption. (1) Consent to the adoption of...

42-4-404. Jurisdiction and venue - 42-4-404. Jurisdiction and venue. (1) The court has jurisdiction over...

42-4-405. Procedure - 42-4-405. Procedure. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the...