Montana § 42-2-617 Effect Of Order Terminating Parental Rights

Montana Statutes

§ 42-2-617 — Effect Of Order Terminating Parental Rights

Montana § 42-2-617

Title 42ADOPTION

Ch. 2ADOPTION OF CHILD

Part 6Petition to Terminate Parental Rights

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-617 (2026).

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42-2-617 . Effect of order terminating parental rights.

(1)An order granting the petition for termination of parental rights:

(a)terminates the parent and child relationship except for an obligation for arrearages of child support;

(b)terminates the jurisdiction of the court over the child in any dissolution or separate maintenance action;

(c)extinguishes any right the parent had to withhold consent to a proposed adoption of the child or to further notice of a proceeding for adoption; and

(d)awards custody of the child to the department, agency, or prospective adoptive parent to whom the relinquishment was given if the department, agency, or prospective adoptive parent has agreed in writing to accept custody of the child until the adoption is finalized.

(2)A person accepting custody

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42-2-617 . Effect of order terminating parental rights. (1) An order granting the petition for termination of parental rights:
(a) terminates the parent and child relationship except for an obligation for arrearages of child support;
(b) terminates the jurisdiction of the court over the child in any dissolution or separate maintenance action;
(c) extinguishes any right the parent had to withhold consent to a proposed adoption of the child or to further notice of a proceeding for adoption; and
(d) awards custody of the child to the department, agency, or prospective adoptive parent to whom the relinquishment was given if the department, agency, or prospective adoptive parent has agreed in writing to accept custody of the child until the adoption is finalized.
(2) A person accepting custody is responsible for the support of the child.