{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-6-411","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-6-411","heading":"Rights of parents -- custody action.","body":"(1) Any person alleging to be the biological parent of a newborn who was surrendered to an emergency services provider under 40-6-405 may, within 60 days of the date of surrender of the newborn, file an action with the court for custody pursuant to 40-4-211.\n(2) Before making a custody decision, the court shall determine whether the individual filing the custody action is the newborn's biological parent under the provisions of part 1 of this chapter. A determination of the existence or nonexistence of the child-parent relationship is determinative as provided in 40-6-116.\n(3) The putative father registry provisions under Title 42, chapter 2, part 2, apply to any court proceeding under this part.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 6. PARENT AND CHILD","Part 4. Montana Safe Haven Newborn Protection Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0060/part_0040/section_0110/0400-0060-0040-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:00Z","sha256":"ebc08a037acfeb034a085b4e4e7ee4e87ae09247f642c4fc3a664f13b7370680","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-6-409","next":"us-mt/40-6-412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}