{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-5-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-5-201","heading":"Communication of decree to department.","body":"(1) Within 30 days after a decree of adoption becomes final, the clerk of court shall send a report of the adoption to the department.\n(2) If petitioners have requested it, the court shall order the vital statistics bureau to issue a new birth certificate to the child.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 5. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS","Part 2. Legal Effect"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0010/0420-0050-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"046dc38b133424dc3fe3749b810fc49794bb199449520ea61aebf430e05976f3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-5-109","next":"us-mt/42-5-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}