{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-6-412","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-6-412","heading":"Custody action -- newborn's best interest.","body":"In a custody action under 40-6-411, the court shall determine custody of the newborn based on the newborn's best interest as provided in 40-4-212. The court shall determine the newborn's best interest with the goal of achieving permanent placement for the newborn at the earliest possible date.","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_0120/0400-0060-0040-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:00Z","sha256":"14ac2f63b9b76947ffee42229ec60f8a3dee53e271e37dac19355785406a7851","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-6-411","next":"us-mt/40-6-413"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}