40-6-103. Relationship not dependent on marriage. The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.

Terms Used In Montana Code 40-6-103

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Parent and child relationship: means the legal relationship existing between a child and the child's natural or adoptive parents incident to which the law confers or imposes rights, privileges, duties, and obligations. See Montana Code 40-6-102