{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-4-311","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-4-311","heading":"Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the legal consequences of an adoption of a stepchild by a stepparent are the same as the consequences under 42-5-202.\n(2) An adoption by a stepparent does not affect:\n(a) the relationship between the adoptee and the adoptee's parent who is the adoptive stepparent's spouse or deceased spouse;\n(b) an existing court order for visitation or communication with a child by an individual related to the adoptee through either parent; or\n(c) the right of the adoptee or a descendant of the adoptee to inheritance or intestate succession through or from the adoptee's former parent.\n(3) Failure to comply with an agreement or order is not a ground for challenging the validity of an adoption by a stepparent.","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_0110/0420-0040-0030-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"e72360110e865fa44d31950df943ecc0c75b7b2092422aa0fb6941ea8fe26c23","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-4-310","next":"us-mt/42-4-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}