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Current as of April 27, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) A pregnant individual may file a petition with the court indicating the intention to place an expected child for adoption.
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 42. Adoption § 42-2-502. Expected child--filing of petition indicating intent to release or consent to adoption - last updated April 27, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-42-adoption/mt-code-ann-sect-42-2-502/
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