37.52.204 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (1) All criteria found in Title 40, chapter 8, part 1, MCA for adoption must be met. (2) A child is certified as hard-to-place if he meets at least one of the following criteria: (a) is handicapped because of physical, mental or emotional defects; (b) is 3 years of age or older; or (c) is a sibling. (3) All other alternatives must have been explored with no resources being available except for children in foster care for whom the foster home is considered the best resource. History: Sec. 53-4-304, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-4-304, MCA; NEW, Eff. 8/4/73; TRANS, from Dept. of SRS, 1987 MAR p. 1492, Eff. 7/1/87; TRANS, from DFS, 1998 MAR p. 659. |