{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-1-107","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-1-107","heading":"Adoption prohibited if child not legally free.","body":"(1) An adoption decree may not be entered if the child who is the subject of an adoption proceeding is not legally free for adoption.\n(2) A child may be placed for adoption only by:\n(a) the department or another agency to which the child has been relinquished for purposes of adoption;\n(b) the department or another agency expressly authorized to place the child for adoption by a court order terminating the relationship between the child and the child's parent or guardian;\n(c) the child's parents; or\n(d) a guardian expressly authorized by the court to place the child for adoption.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADOPTION PROVISIONS","Part 1. Adoption Policy and Procedures"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0070/0420-0010-0010-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:15Z","sha256":"70a4a39a5bf924bd86c70e1920513333b5cecefeed3e230c5ee88c54dfd68c50","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-1-106","next":"us-mt/42-1-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}