Montana Code 42-5-202. Effect of decree
42-5-202. Effect of decree. (1) After the decree of adoption is entered:
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-5-202
- 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
- Adoptive parent: means an adult who has become the mother or father of a child through the legal process of adoption. 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
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- 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
(a)the relationship of parent and child and all the rights, duties, and other legal consequences of the relation of parent and child exist between the adoptee and the adoptive parent and the kindred of the adoptive parent;
(b)the former parents and the kindred of the former parents of the adoptee, unless they are the adoptive parents or the spouse of an adoptive parent, are relieved of all parental responsibilities for the adoptee and have no rights over the adoptee except for a former parent’s duty to pay arrearages for child support.
(2)A decree of adoption must include notice to the vital statistics bureau if it is known that either birth parent objects to release of the information on the original birth certificate upon the adoptee reaching 18 years of age.
(3)The relationship of parent and child for the purposes of intestate succession is governed by Title 72.