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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-206

When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required

Known as the Montana Adoption Act

The act spans §§ 42–42 (192 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case R.C.S. v. A.O.L. (2012)

Most recently applied in R.C.S. v. A.O.L. (November 2012)

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(1) In order to be entitled, because of registration, to receive notice of a termination of parental rights proceeding, a putative father's registration form complying with the requirements of 42-2-205 must be received by the department not later than 72 hours after the child's birth.

(2) A putative father may file all information required by 42-2-205 before a child's birth even though the putative father has no actual knowledge that a pregnancy has occurred or that a pregnancy has continued through gestation.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.