27-32-102. Contents of petition. (1) The petition must be duly verified by the petitioner. The petition must state:

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(a)that the petitioner is a citizen of the United States;

(b)that the petitioner has resided in the state of Montana for 1 year preceding the commencement of the action and in the county in which the action is brought for at least 90 days immediately preceding the commencement of the action;

(c)the place of the petitioner’s birth;

(d)the names of the petitioner’s parents, together with the place of the birth of each parent and their address, if they are living;

(e)the name and address of each of the petitioner’s brothers and sisters;

(f)if the address of either of the parents or of any of the brothers or sisters is not known, then their last-known place of address.

(2)If the petitioner was born outside of the United States, then the petition must state:

(a)whether the petitioner’s parents came to the United States and, if so, where they came and where they resided or reside;

(b)whether the petitioner’s parents or either of them were naturalized within the United States and, if so, when and where the naturalization took place.