{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-5-105","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-5-105","heading":"Hearing on petition for adoption.","body":"(1) The petitioners and the child shall appear at the hearing unless the presence of the child is waived by the court.\n(2) The court shall examine the petition, the documents accompanying the petition, and the petitioners and shall receive evidence in support of the 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_0050/0420-0050-0010-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"00a30ef0d954a062ba7593e416bb18442b7658767e61c4471bf91aaa2f4b07b4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-5-104","next":"us-mt/42-5-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}