Montana § 42-2-218 Duties Of Department Upon Receipt Of Request

Montana Statutes

§ 42-2-218 — Duties Of Department Upon Receipt Of Request

Montana § 42-2-218

Title 42ADOPTION

Ch. 2ADOPTION OF CHILD

Part 2Putative Father Registration

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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-218 (2026).

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42-2-218 . Duties of department upon receipt of request.

(1)Whenever the department receives a request, the department shall:

(a)search its records of putative father registrations and search its records for any acknowledgment of paternity filed pursuant to 40-6-105 ; and

(b)notify the requestor as to whether a paternity action has been filed and a paternity order issued to the department requiring the issuance of a new birth certificate concerning a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption that the attorney or agency is arranging.

(2)The department may charge a reasonable fee for responding to a request under this section.

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42-2-218 . Duties of department upon receipt of request. (1) Whenever the department receives a request, the department shall:
(a) search its records of putative father registrations and search its records for any acknowledgment of paternity filed pursuant to 40-6-105 ; and
(b) notify the requestor as to whether a paternity action has been filed and a paternity order issued to the department requiring the issuance of a new birth certificate concerning a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption that the attorney or agency is arranging.
(2) The department may charge a reasonable fee for responding to a request under this section.