{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-4-106","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-4-106","heading":"Duty of prospective adoptive parent to provide preplacement evaluation.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 4. PLACEMENTS FOR ADOPTION","Part 1. Direct Parental Placements"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0040/part_0010/section_0060/0420-0040-0010-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:17Z","sha256":"7ede773a9665af4caa3d5ce9a6b8f6b2c12313c83c4bc6ad50355b07e8b10e77","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-4-104","next":"us-mt/42-4-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}