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Montana · Through Montana Code Annotated 2025

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

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  1. TITLE 42. ADOPTION
  2. CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD
  3. Part 2. Putative Father Registration

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.

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