{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-3-301","heading":"Requirement for preplacement evaluation.","body":"(1) Before the department or licensed child-placing agency may place a child for purposes of adoption, the prospective adoptive parent and the home of the prospective adoptive parent must be studied and evaluated as provided in part 2 of this chapter.\n(2) The department or agency shall prepare a written report containing the results of its evaluation.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 3. REQUIREMENTS OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION","Part 3. Requirements of Department or Licensed Child-Placing Agency"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0010/0420-0030-0030-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:17Z","sha256":"2c24d24c2ac37dea0e41fd77032d0ac5778ea1909f61b7975931bc9a2378b69f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-3-213","next":"us-mt/42-4-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}