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TITLE 42. ADOPTION
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADOPTION PROVISIONS
Part 1. Adoption Policy and Procedures
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42-1-101
- Short title
42-1-102
- Adoption policy
42-1-103
- Definitions
42-1-104
- Venue
42-1-105
- Who may be adopted
42-1-106
- Who may adopt
42-1-107
- Adoption prohibited if ch...
42-1-108
- Rights and responsibiliti...
42-1-109
- Need for finality -- bala...
42-1-110
- Presumed knowledge that c...
42-1-111
- Unmarried birth mother's...
Mont. Code Ann. § 42-1-101
(2009)
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This title may be cited as the "Montana Adoption Act".
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History:
Enacted
En.
Section
Sec.
1,
Chapter
Ch.
480,
Laws of
L.
1997
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42-1-101
https://mtjuris.com/mca/2009/