Montana Code 42-2-201. Definitions
42-2-201. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-2-201
- Adoption: means the act of creating the legal relationship between parent and child when it does not exist genetically. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Child: includes an unborn child. See Montana Code 42-2-201
- Putative father: means an individual who may be a child's birth father but who:
(i)is not married to the child's mother on or before the date that the child is born; or
(ii)has not established paternity of the child prior to the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights to the child for purposes of adoption. See Montana Code 42-2-201
- Registry: means the putative father registry established under 42-2-202. See Montana Code 42-2-201
(1)”Child” includes an unborn child.
(2)(a) “Putative father” means an individual who may be a child’s birth father but who:
(i)is not married to the child’s mother on or before the date that the child is born; or
(ii)has not established paternity of the child prior to the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights to the child for purposes of adoption.
(b)The term includes an individual who is:
(i)less than 18 years of age; and
(ii)not married to the child’s mother even though the individual is a presumed father within the meaning of 40-6-105.
(3)”Registry” means the putative father registry established under 42-2-202.