Montana Code 42-2-401. Child available for adoption — voluntary acts of parents
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42-2-401. Child available for adoption — voluntary acts of parents. A parent may voluntarily make a child available for adoption by:
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-2-401
- 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
- Parent: means the birth or adoptive mother or the birth, adoptive, or legal father whose parental rights have not been terminated. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Relinquishment: means the informed and voluntary release in writing of all parental rights with respect to a child by a parent to an agency or individual. See Montana Code 42-1-103
(1)executing a voluntary relinquishment and consent to adoption;
(2)executing a denial of paternity; or
(3)submitting a notarized acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of any interest in custody of the child.