Montana § 42-2-502 Expected Child -- Filing Of Petition Indicating Intent To Release Or Consent To Adoption

Montana Statutes

§ 42-2-502 — Expected Child -- Filing Of Petition Indicating Intent To Release Or Consent To Adoption

Montana § 42-2-502

Title 42ADOPTION

Ch. 2ADOPTION OF CHILD

Part 5Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-502 (2026).

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42-2-502 . Expected child -- filing of petition indicating intent to release or consent to adoption.

(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

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42-2-502 . Expected child -- filing of petition indicating intent to release or consent to adoption. (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.