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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-3-101

Duty to disclose information -- form -- availability -- filing

Known as the Montana Adoption Act

The act spans §§ 42–42 (192 sections).

En

(1) Except for an adoption proceeding by a stepparent, in any adoption under this title, a birth parent, the department, or an agency shall provide a prospective adoptive parent with social and medical histories of the birth families, including tribal affiliation, if applicable.

(2) In a direct parental placement adoption, the birth family social and medical histories must be completed on a form provided by the department and filed with the court when the adoption petition is filed.

(3) The department shall make a form available to agencies and court administrators for public distribution.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.