{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-3-212","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-3-212","heading":"Court waiver for relatives.","body":"In a direct parental placement adoption, if the court is satisfied that adoption is in the best interests of the child, the court may waive the requirement of a preplacement and postplacement evaluation when a parent or guardian places a child for adoption directly with an extended family member of the child.","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_0120/0420-0030-0020-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:17Z","sha256":"d431816a8c7789cc5bb1c4854e07373101436319feb39f67308a3329ab61c598","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-3-208","next":"us-mt/42-3-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}