42-2-417. Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 42. ADOPTION

CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD

Part 4. Voluntary Relinquishment and Consent to Adopt

Grounds For Court To Set Aside Relinquishment And Consent

42-2-417. Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent. (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.

History: En. Sec. 53, Ch. 480, L. 1997.