{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-3-207","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-3-207","heading":"Action by department.","body":"If, before a decree of adoption is issued, the department learns from an evaluator or another person that a child has been placed for adoption with an individual who is the subject of a preplacement evaluation on file with the department containing a finding of unsuitability, the department shall immediately review the evaluation and make a determination of whether the department has authority pursuant to Title 41, chapter 3, to intervene.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 3. REQUIREMENTS OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION","Part 2. Requirements of Prospective Adoptive Parents"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0030/part_0020/section_0070/0420-0030-0020-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:17Z","sha256":"5fa18970f1f5fb9c27d88b3e009e0ffcc0fd29733daf37f73383765fb9f997b8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-3-206","next":"us-mt/42-3-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}