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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-201 (2026)

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TITLE 42. ADOPTION

CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD

Part 2. Putative Father Registration

Definitions

42-2-201. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Child" includes an unborn child.

(2) (a) "Putative father" means an individual who may be a child's birth father but who:

(i) is not married to the child's mother on or before the date that the child is born; or

(ii) has not established paternity of the child prior to the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights to the child for purposes of adoption.

(b) The term includes an individual who is:

(i) less than 18 years of age; and

(ii) not married to the child's mother even though the individual is a presumed father within the meaning of 40-6-105.

(3) "Registry" means the putative father registry established under 42-2-202.

History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 480, L. 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2007–2011 · leading case: In Re the Adoption of S.R.T., 2011 MT 219 (Mont. 2011).
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In Re the Adoption of S.R.T., 2011 MT 219 (Mont. 2011). “It provides the rights and responsibilities of all parties in the adoption proceeding, § 42-1-108, MCA, it offers protection and notice provisions for putative fathers, § 42-2-201 through 230, MCA, it dictates how voluntary relinquishment of parental rights and consent to…”
Ex Parte D.B., 975 So. 2d 940 (Ala. 2007). “016; Mont.Code Ann. § 42-2-201 et seq.; Neb.Rev.”
In Re Adoption of Raj, 2009 MT 22 (Mont. 2009). · cites it 6× “Section 42-2-201(2)(a), MCA. Thus, as N.W.”
Ex Parte DB, 975 So. 2d 940 (Ala. 2007). “016; Mont.Code Ann. § 42-2-201 et seq.; Neb.Rev.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-201(2)(a): 1 case
In Re Adoption of Raj, 2009 MT 22 (Mont. 2009). “Section 42-2-201(2)(a), MCA. Thus, as N.W.”
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