42-2-208. Burden of putative father to preserve rights upon receipt of notice, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 42. ADOPTION

CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD

Part 2. Putative Father Registration

Burden Of Putative Father To Preserve Rights Upon Receipt Of Notice

42-2-208. Burden of putative father to preserve rights upon receipt of notice. When a putative father receives notice that a child in whom the putative father claims a parental interest is the subject of a termination of parental rights proceeding, the putative father must appear at the hearing held on the petition to terminate parental rights and demonstrate, at a minimum, that the criteria set out in 42-2-610 for determining whether the putative father has made reasonable efforts to establish a substantial relationship with the child who is the subject of the proceedings have been met.

History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 480, L. 1997.