Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-206

When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required

Last amended: 1999Year: 2026Length: 96 wordsOfficial source
42-2-206 . When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required. (1) In order to be entitled, because of registration, to receive notice of a termination of parental rights proceeding, a putative father's registration form complying with the requirements of 42-2-205 must be received by the department not later than 72 hours after the child's birth. (2) A putative father may file all information required by 42-2-205 before a child's birth even though the putative father has no actual knowledge that a pregnancy has occurred or that a pregnancy has continued through gestation.
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