1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 42
  3. CHAPTER 1
  4. Part 1
  5. 42-1-110 Presumed knowledge that child may be adopted without notice

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 42. ADOPTION

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADOPTION PROVISIONS

Part 1. Adoption Policy and Procedures

Presumed Knowledge That Child May Be Adopted Without Notice

42-1-110. Presumed knowledge that child may be adopted without notice. A birth father who is not married to the mother of the child is presumed to know that the child may be adopted without the father's consent and that the father is required to comply with the provisions of this title and manifest a commitment to the father's parental responsibilities.

History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 480, L. 1997.