Montana § 42-2-501 - Timing Of Proceedings To Terminate
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 42-2-501 — Timing Of Proceedings To Terminate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-2-501. Timing Of Proceedings To Terminate
Timing of proceedings to terminate. (1) In order to provide notice to a putative father at the earliest possible time of an expectant mother's intent to release an expected child for adoption and in order to facilitate early placement of a child for adoption, an expectant mother may initiate proceedings to terminate paternal rights by filing a petition of intent to place a child for adoption prior to the birth of the child. (2) A petition to terminate parental rights may also be filed after a child is born.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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