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

Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 42. ADOPTION

CHAPTER 4. PLACEMENTS FOR ADOPTION

Part 1. Direct Parental Placements

Duty Of Prospective Adoptive Parent To Provide Preplacement Evaluation

42-4-106. Duty of prospective adoptive parent to provide preplacement evaluation. (1) Prior to taking custody of a child whom the prospective adoptive parent intends to adopt, the prospective adoptive parent shall obtain a favorable preplacement evaluation.

(2) A placing parent must be provided with a copy of the preplacement evaluation prior to execution of a relinquishment and consent to adoption of the child.

History: En. Sec. 96, Ch. 480, L. 1997.