Montana § 42-2-422 Notarized Acknowledgment Of Paternity And Denial Of Interest In Custody -- No Entitlement To Notice

Montana Statutes

§ 42-2-422 — Notarized Acknowledgment Of Paternity And Denial Of Interest In Custody -- No Entitlement To Notice

Montana § 42-2-422

Title 42ADOPTION

Ch. 2ADOPTION OF CHILD

Part 4Voluntary Relinquishment and Consent to Adopt

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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-422 (2026).

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42-2-422 . Notarized acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in custody -- no entitlement to notice.

(1)Submission of a notarized acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of any interest in the custody of the child is a voluntary act that constitutes a waiver of all parental rights to the child but does not absolve the person of the duty to pay support.

(2)An individual who has executed an acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in the custody in a child who is the subject of adoption proceedings is not entitled to notice of either the hearing to terminate parental rights or the hearing on an adoption petition unless, subsequent to execution of the acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in custody, the individual has complied with all of the requirements

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42-2-422 . Notarized acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in custody -- no entitlement to notice. (1) Submission of a notarized acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of any interest in the custody of the child is a voluntary act that constitutes a waiver of all parental rights to the child but does not absolve the person of the duty to pay support.
(2) An individual who has executed an acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in the custody in a child who is the subject of adoption proceedings is not entitled to notice of either the hearing to terminate parental rights or the hearing on an adoption petition unless, subsequent to execution of the acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in custody, the individual has complied with all of the requirements of 42-2-205 and has done so within the time limits established in 42-2-206 .