Montana Code 42-2-206. When putative father to register — actual knowledge of pregnancy not required
42-2-206. When putative father to register — actual knowledge of pregnancy not required. (1) In order to be entitled, because of registration, to receive notice of a termination of parental rights proceeding, a putative father’s registration form complying with the requirements of 42-2-205 must be received by the department not later than 72 hours after the child‘s birth.
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-2-206
- Child: includes an unborn child. See Montana Code 42-2-201
- Department: means the department of public health and human services, provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Putative father: means an individual who may be a child's birth father but who:
(i)is not married to the child's mother on or before the date that the child is born; or
(ii)has not established paternity of the child prior to the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights to the child for purposes of adoption. See Montana Code 42-2-201
(2)A putative father may file all information required by 42-2-205 before a child’s birth even though the putative father has no actual knowledge that a pregnancy has occurred or that a pregnancy has continued through gestation.