{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-2-603","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-2-603","heading":"Petition for termination of parental rights.","body":"(1) Pending the termination or other disposition of the rights of the father of the child, the birth mother may execute a relinquishment and consent to adoption.\n(2) The department, a licensed child-placing agency, the prospective adoptive parent to whom the relinquishment is issued, or a guardian with custody of the child shall file with the court a signed and notarized petition for termination of parental rights pursuant to Title 41, chapter 3, or pursuant to this title.\n(3) At the request of the relinquishing parent, the execution of a relinquishment may be conditioned as set forth in 42-2-411.\n(4) Pending disposition of the petition, the court may enter an order authorizing temporary care of the child.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD","Part 6. Petition to Terminate Parental Rights"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0020/part_0060/section_0030/0420-0020-0060-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:16Z","sha256":"40c912595639fc5d32ff1107a896e5b051c362b66c79f9488a0431d224b3b91f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-2-602","next":"us-mt/42-2-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}