Montana's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

Montana

Statute: § 41-3-205

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Courts/Judges

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Researchers

• Employers

• Parents/Guardians

• Coroners

• Review Teams

• Treatment Providers

• Subject of Reports

• Public/Any Person

Persons without access to records

• Agencies From Other States

• Grand Juries

• Law Enforcement

• Physicians

• Reporters of Abuse

Other Child-caring or child-placing agencies State protection and advocacy program Foster and adoptive parents School employees Foster Care Review Team Indian tribes or military enclaves Members of Congress; State legislators News media Probation or parole agencies Public disclosure as permitted by the court

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