Montana Code 42-5-109. Decree of adoption
42-5-109. Decree of adoption. A decree of adoption must state:
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-5-109
- Adoptee: means an adopted person or a person who is the subject of adoption proceedings that are intended to result in the adoptee becoming the legal child of another person. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- 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
- Birth parent: means the woman who gave birth to the child or the father of genetic origin of the child. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Child: means any person under 18 years of age. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)the original name of the child;
(2)the name of the petitioner for adoption;
(3)whether the petitioner is married or unmarried;
(4)whether the petitioner is a stepparent of the child;
(5)the name by which the child is to be known;
(6)for a child born in Montana, a direction to the vital statistics bureau to issue a new birth certificate unless the adoptee is 12 years of age or older and requests that a new certificate not be issued;
(7)the child’s date and place of birth, if known;
(8)the effect of the decree of adoption as stated in 42-5-202;
(9)that the adoption is in the best interests of the child; and
(10)if known, whether either birth parent objects to the release of the original birth certificate information upon the adoptee reaching 18 years of age.