{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-5-108","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-5-108","heading":"Removal of child from state.","body":"Before a decree of adoption is issued, a petitioner may not remove the child from the state for more than 30 consecutive days without the permission of:\n(1) the court if the child was placed directly for adoption; or\n(2) the department or the agency that placed the child for adoption.","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_0080/0420-0050-0010-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"bac8cb73d1b1121da2f3a68b5fd55e2098c1f1ee516d4a658d913a0f80c204b1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-5-107","next":"us-mt/42-5-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}