Montana Code — 42
Browse 192 sections in division 42 of the Montana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 42-1-101. Short Title
- § 42-1-102. Adoption Policy
- § 42-1-103. Definitions
- § 42-1-104. Venue
- § 42-1-105. Who May Be Adopted
- § 42-1-106. Who May Adopt
- § 42-1-107. Adoption Prohibited If Child Not Legally Free
- § 42-1-108. Rights And Responsibilities Of Parties In Adoption Proceedings
- § 42-1-109. Need For Finality -- Balancing Of Interests
- § 42-1-110. Presumed Knowledge That Child May Be Adopted Without Notice
- § 42-1-111. Unmarried Birth Mother's Right Of Privacy
- § 42-1-112. Through 42-1-114 Reserved
- § 42-1-115. Vaccination Status Prohibited As Evidence Or Grounds For Decision
- § 42-2-101. Recognition Of Adoption In Another Jurisdiction
- § 42-2-102. Proceedings Subject To Indian Child Welfare Acts
- § 42-2-103. Interstate Placement
- § 42-2-104. International Placement
- § 42-2-105. Fees For Services -- Special Revenue Account -- Statutory Appropriation
- § 42-2-106. Rulemaking Authority
- § 42-2-201. Definitions
- § 42-2-202. Putative Father Registry
- § 42-2-203. Purpose Of Registry
- § 42-2-204. Presumed Knowledge Of Pregnancy -- Duty To Register To Be Afforded Notice -- Putative And Presumed Fathers
- § 42-2-205. Registration
- § 42-2-206. When Putative Father To Register -- Actual Knowledge Of Pregnancy Not Required
- § 42-2-207. How Registration Submitted
- § 42-2-208. Burden Of Putative Father To Preserve Rights Upon Receipt Of Notice
- § 42-2-209. Presumption Created -- Admissibility In Other Proceedings
- § 42-2-210. Through 42-2-213 Reserved
- § 42-2-214. Duties Of Department
- § 42-2-215. Information Maintained In Registry
- § 42-2-216. Storage Of Data
- § 42-2-217. Registry Search -- Request -- Affidavit
- § 42-2-218. Duties Of Department Upon Receipt Of Request
- § 42-2-219. Through 42-2-221 Reserved
- § 42-2-222. Failure Of Agency To Post Notice
- § 42-2-223. Revocation Of Registration
- § 42-2-224. Certified Copy Of Registration Form To Be Furnished Upon Request
- § 42-2-225. Information Confidential
- § 42-2-226. Registration Of False Information -- Criminal And Civil Penalties
- § 42-2-227. Through 42-2-229 Reserved
- § 42-2-230. Responsibility Of Each Party To Protect Interests -- Putative Fathers -- Fraud No Defense
- § 42-2-301. Consent Required
- § 42-2-302. Persons Whose Consent Not Required
- § 42-2-303. Form Of Consent
- § 42-2-401. Child Available For Adoption -- Voluntary Acts Of Parents
- § 42-2-402. Voluntary Relinquishment -- Validity
- § 42-2-403. Arrearages Of Child Support -- Responsibility To Child
- § 42-2-404. Who May Relinquish -- To Whom
- § 42-2-405. Relinquishment By Minor Parent -- Separate Legal Counsel In Direct Parental Placement Adoption
- § 42-2-406. And 42-2-407 Reserved
- § 42-2-408. Time And Prerequisites For Execution Of Relinquishment And Consent To Adoption -- Copy Of Preplacement Evaluation -- Notarization
- § 42-2-409. Adoptive Decision Support Services
- § 42-2-410. Revocation Of Relinquishment And Consent
- § 42-2-411. Conditional Relinquishment And Consent
- § 42-2-412. Content Of Relinquishment And Consent To Adopt
- § 42-2-413. Consequences Of Relinquishment And Consent To Adopt
- § 42-2-414. Notification Of Availability Of Mental Health Services
- § 42-2-415. And 42-2-416 Reserved
- § 42-2-417. Grounds For Court To Set Aside Relinquishment And Consent
- § 42-2-418. Remedy When Relinquishment And Consent To Adopt Revoked Or Set Aside -- Expediency
- § 42-2-419. And 42-2-420 Reserved
- § 42-2-421. Notarized Denial Of Paternity -- No Entitlement To Notice
- § 42-2-422. Notarized Acknowledgment Of Paternity And Denial Of Interest In Custody -- No Entitlement To Notice
- § 42-2-501. Timing Of Proceedings To Terminate
- § 42-2-502. Expected Child -- Filing Of Petition Indicating Intent To Release Or Consent To Adoption
- § 42-2-503. Notice To Any Named Father Of Intent To Release Child For Adoption
- § 42-2-601. Venue
- § 42-2-602. Necessity For Parental Rights To Be Terminated
- § 42-2-603. Petition For Termination Of Parental Rights
- § 42-2-604. Contents Of Petition For Termination Of Parental Rights
- § 42-2-605. Notice Of Hearing -- Service
- § 42-2-606. Hearing On Petition To Terminate Parental Rights
- § 42-2-607. Grounds For Termination Of Parental Rights
- § 42-2-608. Finding Of Unfitness
- § 42-2-609. Determination That No Parent And Child Relationship Exists
- § 42-2-610. Putative Father -- Termination Based Upon Failure To Establish Substantial Relationship
- § 42-2-611. Irrevocable Waiver Of Parental Rights
- § 42-2-612. Through 42-2-615 Reserved
- § 42-2-616. Appearance Of Parent At Hearing -- Determination Of Custody
- § 42-2-617. Effect Of Order Terminating Parental Rights
- § 42-2-618. Appeal
- § 42-2-619. Expediency
- § 42-2-620. Finality
- § 42-3-101. Duty To Disclose Information -- Form -- Availability -- Filing
- § 42-3-102. Retention Of Disclosures
- § 42-3-201. Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing
- § 42-3-202. Initiation Of Preplacement Evaluation -- Who Conducts Evaluation -- Payment Of Fees
- § 42-3-203. Information To Be Reviewed In Conducting Preplacement Evaluation
- § 42-3-204. Contents Of Preplacement Evaluation
- § 42-3-205. Recommendation
- § 42-3-206. Distribution Of Evaluation -- Retention -- Immunity For Evaluator
- § 42-3-207. Action By Department
- § 42-3-208. Through 42-3-211 Reserved
- § 42-3-212. Court Waiver For Relatives
- § 42-3-213. Filing Of Evaluation In Adoption Proceedings
- § 42-3-301. Requirement For Preplacement Evaluation
- § 42-4-101. Parties To Direct Parental Placement Adoption
- § 42-4-102. Duties Of Placing Parent
- § 42-4-103. Direct Parental Placement -- Information To Be Filed
- § 42-4-104. And 42-4-105 Reserved
- § 42-4-106. Duty Of Prospective Adoptive Parent To Provide Preplacement Evaluation
- § 42-4-107. Through 42-4-109 Reserved
- § 42-4-110. Duty To Promptly Petition
- § 42-4-111. Custody Order
- § 42-4-112. Period For Postplacement Supervision
- § 42-4-113. Postplacement Evaluation For Direct Parental Placement Adoption
- § 42-4-114. Time And Filing Of Evaluation
- § 42-4-115. Motion To Enter Adoption Decree
- § 42-4-116. Records
- § 42-4-201. Factors To Be Considered -- Best Interests Of Child
- § 42-4-202. Parties To Department Or Agency Placement
- § 42-4-203. Duties Of Placing Parent
- § 42-4-204. Counseling Requirements
- § 42-4-205. Waiting Period Following Placement Of Child
- § 42-4-206. Petition For Adoption Filed By Prospective Adoptive Parent
- § 42-4-207. And 42-4-208 Reserved
- § 42-4-209. Postplacement Department Or Agency Evaluation
- § 42-4-210. Consent To Adoption
- § 42-4-211. Postadoptive Counseling And Support -- Intent
- § 42-4-301. Relinquishment To Stepparent
- § 42-4-302. Standing To Adopt Stepchild
- § 42-4-303. Consent To Adoption
- § 42-4-304. Consent To Adoption -- Stepparent's Spouse
- § 42-4-305. Repealed
- § 42-4-306. Through 42-4-308 Reserved
- § 42-4-309. Preplacement And Postplacement Evaluation Period -- Waiver
- § 42-4-310. Petition For Adoption -- Notice -- Hearing
- § 42-4-311. Legal Consequences Of Adoption Of Stepchild
- § 42-4-312. Arrearages Of Child Support
- § 42-4-401. Adoption Of Adult
- § 42-4-402. Who May Adopt Adult Or Emancipated Minor
- § 42-4-403. Consent To Adoption
- § 42-4-404. Jurisdiction And Venue
- § 42-4-405. Procedure
- § 42-5-101. Petition For Adoption
- § 42-5-102. Time For Action On Petition For Adoption -- Waiver
- § 42-5-103. Notice Of Hearing
- § 42-5-104. Content Of Notice
- § 42-5-105. Hearing On Petition For Adoption
- § 42-5-106. Granting Petition For Adoption -- Denial Of Petition
- § 42-5-107. Best Interests Of Child
- § 42-5-108. Removal Of Child From State
- § 42-5-109. Decree Of Adoption
- § 42-5-201. Communication Of Decree To Department
- § 42-5-202. Effect Of Decree
- § 42-5-203. Finality Of Decree -- Expediency
- § 42-5-204. Rights Of Adoptee
- § 42-5-205. Foreign Adoption Decrees
- § 42-5-301. Visitation And Communication Agreements
- § 42-6-101. Confidentiality Of Records And Proceedings
- § 42-6-102. Disclosure Of Records -- Nonidentifying And Identifying Information -- Consensual Release
- § 42-6-103. Petition For Appointment Of Confidential Intermediary
- § 42-6-104. Appointment Of Confidential Intermediary -- Duties -- Payment
- § 42-6-105. Disclosure Authorized In Course Of Employment
- § 42-6-106. Through 42-6-108 Reserved
- § 42-6-109. Release Of Original Birth Certificate -- Certificate Of Adoption
- § 42-7-101. Fees Related To Placement For Adoption By Parent
- § 42-7-102. Limitations On Payment Of Certain Fees
- § 42-7-103. And 42-7-104 Reserved
- § 42-7-105. Prohibited Activities -- Violations -- Penalties
- § 42-7-106. Action By Department
- § 42-7-201. Definitions
- § 42-7-202. Discriminatory Acts Prohibited In Adoption Or Foster Care Services
- § 42-7-203. Remedies -- Statute Of Limitations
- § 42-7-204. Construction
- § 42-8-101. Renumbered 52-8-101
- § 42-8-102. Renumbered 52-8-102
- § 42-8-103. Renumbered 52-8-103
- § 42-8-104. Renumbered 52-8-104
- § 42-8-105. And 42-8-106 Reserved
- § 42-8-107. Renumbered 52-8-107
- § 42-8-108. Renumbered 52-8-108
- § 42-10-101. Short Title
- § 42-10-102. Purpose
- § 42-10-103. Definitions
- § 42-10-104. Power And Duties Of Department
- § 42-10-105. Records To Be Confidential
- § 42-10-106. Certification As Child With Special Needs
- § 42-10-107. Eligibility For Subsidy
- § 42-10-108. Subsidy Agreement
- § 42-10-109. Amount, Duration, And Scope Of Subsidy
- § 42-10-110. Repealed
- § 42-10-111. Through 42-10-120 Reserved
- § 42-10-121. Definitions
- § 42-10-122. Authorization
- § 42-10-123. Federal Participation
- § 42-10-124. Effect Of Compacts
- § 42-10-125. Compacts -- Required Contents
- § 42-10-126. Compacts -- Optional Contents
- § 42-10-127. Medical Benefits -- Rules
- § 42-10-128. Fraudulent Obtaining Of Public Assistance