{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-4-244","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-4-244","heading":"Payments to person interested in child's welfare in lieu of special guardianship.","body":"In lieu of guardianship proceedings, payments may be made in behalf of the child or children to another person found by the department to be interested in or concerned with the welfare of the needy child or children in accordance with the rules established by the department.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 4. CHILDREN'S SERVICES","Part 2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0040/part_0020/section_0440/0530-0040-0020-0440.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:08Z","sha256":"bb00278cfe335344df1297c483755c9abd841c31854f0e3f5c06a79fc3d56ffa","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-4-243","next":"us-mt/53-4-245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}