Montana Code 42-10-121. Definitions
42-10-121. Definitions. As used in 42-10-121 through 42-10-128, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-10-121
- 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
- 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
- Child: means any person under 18 years of age. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)”Adoption assistance agreement” means an agreement for adoption assistance between adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency of the state that undertakes to provide the adoption assistance, including a subsidy agreement as provided in 42-10-108.
(2)”Adoption assistance state” means the signatory state to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(3)”Residence state” means the state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents.
(4)”State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.