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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-411

Conditional relinquishment and consent

Known as the Montana Adoption Act

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In re K.B. (2019)

Most recently applied in In re K.B. (March 2019)

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(1) A relinquishment and consent to adopt may provide that it not take effect only if:

(a) the other parent does not execute a relinquishment and consent to adopt within a specified period; or

(b) a court decides to not terminate another individual's parental relationship to the child.

(2) A relinquishment and consent to adopt may not be conditioned on whether or not existing agreements for matters, including but not limited to visitation and ongoing communication with the child, are later performed.

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.