Montana Code 42-2-502. Expected child — filing of petition indicating intent to release or consent to adoption
42-2-502. Expected child — filing of petition indicating intent to release or consent to adoption. (1) A pregnant individual may file a petition with the court indicating the intention to place an expected child for adoption.
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-2-502
- Adoption: means the act of creating the legal relationship between parent and child when it does not exist genetically. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Child: means any person under 18 years of age. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Court: means a court of record in a competent jurisdiction and in Montana means a district court or a tribal court. See Montana Code 42-1-103
(2)The petition must include the following information:
(a)the individual’s intent to release the expected child for adoption;
(b)the approximate date and location of conception;
(c)the expected date of delivery;
(d)any information concerning the identity and whereabouts of any putative or presumed father of the expected child; and
(e)in a situation in which there is a presumed father, the grounds upon which the individual relies in contending that the nonexistence of the father and child relationship can be established in an action brought under 40-6-107.
(3)The petition may allege more than one putative or presumed father.
(4)The petition must be signed by the petitioner and notarized.