{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-2-421","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-2-421","heading":"Notarized denial of paternity -- no entitlement to notice.","body":"(1) Execution of a notarized denial of paternity of a child is a voluntary act that constitutes a waiver of all parental rights to the child, except for the duty to pay support if paternity is established or presumed.\n(2) A notarized denial of paternity is irrevocable when executed. An individual who has executed a denial of paternity toward a child who is the subject of adoption proceedings is not entitled to notice of either the hearing to terminate parental rights or the hearing on an adoption petition.","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_0210/0420-0020-0040-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:16Z","sha256":"7b38df926d21ca8546b11b85c669c001b3b2fe0a1db4bc0f0a84376084bace88","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-2-419","next":"us-mt/42-2-422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}