{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-2-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-2-401","heading":"Child available for adoption -- voluntary acts of parents.","body":"A parent may voluntarily make a child available for adoption by:\n(1) executing a voluntary relinquishment and consent to adoption;\n(2) executing a denial of paternity; or\n(3) submitting a notarized acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of any interest in custody of the child.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD","Part 4. Voluntary Relinquishment and Consent to Adopt"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0020/part_0040/section_0010/0420-0020-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:16Z","sha256":"9516f61a894600e3411b340c76baebb47866acb0e51178bcb1c8d27d74fd35d3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-2-303","next":"us-mt/42-2-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}