41-5-102 Declaration of purpose.

Statutes | 41-5-102, MCA

The Montana Youth Court Act must be interpreted and construed to effectuate the following express legislative purposes: (1) to preserve the unity and welfare of the family whenever possible and to provide for the care, protection, and wholesome mental and physical development of a youth coming...

41-5-101 Short title.

Statutes | 41-5-101, MCA

This chapter may be cited as the "Montana Youth Court Act".

41-3-304 Criminal background checks of adults residing in potential emergency placements authorized -- rulemaking.

Statutes | 41-3-304, MCA

(1) (a) If a child is removed from the child's parental or custodial home for protective care pursuant to this part and an emergency placement is offered, the department or an authorized tribe may request, in accordance with the procedures set forth in 28 CFR 901.1 through 901.4, that each adult...

41-3-302 Responsibility of providing protective services -- voluntary protective services agreement. [Effective until July 1, 2019]

Statutes | 41-3-302, MCA

(1) The department of public health and human services has the primary responsibility to provide the protective services authorized by this chapter and has the authority pursuant to this chapter to take temporary or permanent custody of a child when ordered to do so by the court, including...

41-3-301 Emergency protective service.

Statutes | 41-3-301, MCA

(1) Any child protective social worker of the department, a peace officer, or the county attorney who has reason to believe any child is in immediate or apparent danger of harm may immediately remove the child and place the child in a protective facility. After ensuring that the child is...

41-3-103 Jurisdiction and venue.

Statutes | 41-3-103, MCA

(1) Except as provided in the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, in all matters arising under this chapter, a person is subject to a proceeding under this chapter and the district court has jurisdiction over:(a) a youth who is within the state of Montana for any purpose(b) a youth or other person...

41-3-102 Definitions.

Statutes | 41-3-102, MCA

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:(1) (a) "Abandon", "abandoned", and "abandonment" mean:(i) leaving a child under circumstances that make reasonable the belief that the parent does not intend to resume care of the child in the future(ii) willfully...

41-3-101 Declaration of policy.

Statutes | 41-3-101, MCA

(1) It is the policy of the state of Montana to: (a) provide for the protection of children whose health and welfare are or may be adversely affected and further threatened by the conduct of those responsible for the children's care and protection (b) achieve these purposes in a family...

40-15-408 Uniformity of application and construction.

Statutes | 40-15-408, MCA

In applying and construing this part, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

40-15-407 Other remedies.

Statutes | 40-15-407, MCA

A protected individual who pursues remedies under this part is not precluded from pursuing other legal or equitable remedies against the respondent.