{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-2-206","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-2-206","heading":"When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required.","body":"(1) In order to be entitled, because of registration, to receive notice of a termination of parental rights proceeding, a putative father's registration form complying with the requirements of 42-2-205 must be received by the department not later than 72 hours after the child's birth.\n(2) A putative father may file all information required by 42-2-205 before a child's birth even though the putative father has no actual knowledge that a pregnancy has occurred or that a pregnancy has continued through gestation.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD","Part 2. Putative Father Registration"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0060/0420-0020-0020-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:15Z","sha256":"c37eaf4f0a532923d4dd04192bb1a5762fa2e9b1f719abc0309cc5acf90f1e04","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-2-205","next":"us-mt/42-2-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}