{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-4-303","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-4-303","heading":"Consent to adoption.","body":"(1) Upon the filing of the petition for adoption by the stepparent, the child's custodial parent shall file consent to adoption executed pursuant to 42-4-304.\n(2) If the child has attained 12 years of age, the child shall consent to the adoption.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 4. PLACEMENTS FOR ADOPTION","Part 3. Stepparent Adoption"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0030/0420-0040-0030-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"292466cd9ce2e1126d9140facdb69011b2e03846c55c87516ec909063584ec54","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-4-302","next":"us-mt/42-4-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}