Montana Code Annotated 1995

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     40-8-136. Placement for adoption by parent -- adoption by nonrelative -- report of agreements and disbursements. (1) Prior to a hearing under 40-8-109, the birth parents, prospective adoptive parents, and their representatives shall file with the court a report of agreements and disbursements, and they shall serve a copy of the report on the central office of the department.
     (2) The report must contain:
     (a) all oral and written agreements between the parties that relate to the future conduct of a party with respect to the child. If an oral agreement is reported, the substance of the agreement must be contained in the report and a copy of the report must be served on each party to the oral agreement. Copies of all written agreements must be attached to the report.
     (b) a full accounting of all disbursements of anything of value made or agreed to be made by or on behalf of the identified adoptive parents in connection with proceedings under this chapter. This accounting must include any expenses related to:
     (i) the birth of the child;
     (ii) placement of the child with the identified adoptive parents, including an investigation or home study;
     (iii) counseling or medical or hospital care received by the birth parent or child prior to or after the child's birth; and
     (iv) services relating to the petition for adoption or the placement of the child that were received by or on behalf of a birth parent or any other person.
     (c) a statement by each person furnishing information contained in the report, attesting to the correctness and truthfulness of the information furnished by that person.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 18, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 684, L. 1991.

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