Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Adoption of C.C.L.B.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 2001No. 00-275PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶1 The “Greens” adopted C.B. on May 26, 1999, through a judicial decree of adoption in the Twenty-first Judicial District Court. The “Whites” also wanted to adopt C.B. and filed a motion to intervene and to set aside the Greens’ final-decree of adoption. The District Court determined that the Whites’ motions were untimely and that they had no standing to intervene or set aside the final decree. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶2 This case began in July 1996, when the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) removed C.B. from the custody of her natural mother and placed her…
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