{"data":{"id":"us-mt/41-3-602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"41-3-602","heading":"Purpose.","body":"(1) This part provides procedures and criteria by which the parent-child legal relationship:\n(a) may be terminated by a court if the relationship is not in the best interest of the child; or\n(b) may be reinstated by a court when permanency has not been achieved for a child, the child and parent desire reinstatement, and reinstatement is in the best interest of the child.\n(2) The termination of the parent-child legal relationship provided for in this part is to be used in those situations when there is a determination that a child is abused or neglected, as defined in 41-3-102.","path":["TITLE 41. MINORS","CHAPTER 3. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT","Part 6. Parent-Child LegalRelationship Termination -- Reinstatement"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0410/chapter_0030/part_0060/section_0020/0410-0030-0060-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:07Z","sha256":"ed334ca53e13beb44790cdb51519b84e8e04c4abc82f59d75a41e4d25c63085c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/41-3-601","next":"us-mt/41-3-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}