{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-4-112","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-4-112","heading":"Period for postplacement supervision.","body":"(1) In a direct parental placement adoption, the court shall maintain jurisdiction over the placement during a postplacement evaluation period and issue an order for postplacement supervision and a postplacement evaluation.\n(2) The postplacement evaluation period must be supervised and evaluated by a licensed social worker or other qualified person appointed, contracted with, or employed by:\n(a) the department, if the department has accepted supervision of the placement; or\n(b) a licensed child-placing agency.\n(3) The court shall provide the evaluator with copies of the petition for adoption and the items filed with the petition.\n(4) A decree of adoption may not be entered for at least 6 months from the date an order is entered granting temporary custody during the pendency of the proceedings.","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_0120/0420-0040-0010-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:17Z","sha256":"3367a5d0b5e44bced75a64afcee72207ca8173d344f8e895706fbae6536db926","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-4-111","next":"us-mt/42-4-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}