Montana Code Annotated 2007

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     42-4-310. Petition for adoption -- notice -- hearing. A stepparent who desires to adopt a stepchild shall obtain an order of termination of parental rights of the child's noncustodial parent prior to or contemporaneously with the petition to adopt. Any necessary consents must be filed with the petition for adoption. Notice of the hearing on the petition must be given, and the stepparent shall attend the hearing conducted by the court.

     History: En. Sec. 118, Ch. 480, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 257, L. 1999.

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