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Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-417

Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent

Known as the Montana Adoption Act

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

En

(1) The court shall set aside a relinquishment and consent to adopt if the individual who executed the relinquishment and consent establishes:

(a) by clear and convincing evidence, before a decree of adoption is issued, that the consent was obtained by fraud or duress; or

(b) by a preponderance of the evidence, that a condition permitting revocation has occurred, as expressly provided for in 42-2-411.

(2) A verbatim record of testimony must be made.

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.