§ 42-4-201 Factors to be considered — best interests of child
§ 42-4-202 Parties to department or agency placement
§ 42-4-203 Duties of placing parent
§ 42-4-204 Counseling requirements
§ 42-4-205 Waiting period following placement of child
§ 42-4-206 Petition for adoption filed by prospective adoptive parent
§ 42-4-209 Postplacement department or agency evaluation
§ 42-4-210 Consent to adoption
§ 42-4-211 Postadoptive counseling and support — intent
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 42 > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Placements by Department or Licensed Child-Placing Agency

  • Adoptee: means an adopted person or a person who is the subject of adoption proceedings that are intended to result in the adoptee becoming the legal child of another person. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Adoption: means the act of creating the legal relationship between parent and child when it does not exist genetically. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Adoptive parent: means an adult who has become the mother or father of a child through the legal process of adoption. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Agency: means a child placement agency licensed by the state of Montana pursuant to Title 52, chapter 8, that is expressly empowered to place children preliminary to a possible adoption. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Birth parent: means the woman who gave birth to the child or the father of genetic origin of the child. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Child: means any person under 18 years of age. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Court: means a court of record in a competent jurisdiction and in Montana means a district court or a tribal court. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Department: means the department of public health and human services, provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Parent: means the birth or adoptive mother or the birth, adoptive, or legal father whose parental rights have not been terminated. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Placing parent: means a parent who is voluntarily making a child available for adoption. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Relinquishment: means the informed and voluntary release in writing of all parental rights with respect to a child by a parent to an agency or individual. See Montana Code 42-1-103
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203