{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-5-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-5-102","heading":"Time for action on petition for adoption -- waiver.","body":"Not less than 6 months from the date the child has been placed with the prospective adoptive parent, the prospective adoptive parent may apply to the court for a decree of adoption. If the best interests of the adoptee are served, then pursuant to 42-4-205 and 42-4-309, the court may waive the 6-month postplacement evaluation period and summarily consider an adoption petition.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 5. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS","Part 1. Dispositional Hearing and Adoption Decree"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0020/0420-0050-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"57dbca709aa6eecc2bc71e4d7806c1465fb93f00bb724a294242d001ba5deaae","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-5-101","next":"us-mt/42-5-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}