42-2-203. Purpose of registry. (1) The purpose of the putative father registry is to provide notice of termination of parental rights to a putative father who asserts a parental interest in a child so that the putative father may appear in a proceeding and have an opportunity to establish that the putative father's inchoate rights in the child have vested because a substantial relationship with the child has been established as provided in 42-2-610.
(2) In addition to any other notice to which the putative father is entitled, a putative father of a child who complies with the requirements of the putative father registry is entitled to notice of any proceedings involving termination of parental rights to the child.
History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Putative Father Registration
42-2-202. Putative father registry
42-2-206. When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required
42-2-207. How registration submitted
42-2-208. Burden of putative father to preserve rights upon receipt of notice
42-2-209. Presumption created -- admissibility in other proceedings
42-2-210. through 42-2-213 reserved
42-2-214. Duties of department
42-2-215. Information maintained in registry
42-2-217. Registry search -- request -- affidavit
42-2-218. Duties of department upon receipt of request
42-2-219. through 42-2-221 reserved
42-2-222. Failure of agency to post notice
42-2-223. Revocation of registration
42-2-224. Certified copy of registration form to be furnished upon request
42-2-225. Information confidential
42-2-226. Registration of false information -- criminal and civil penalties
42-2-227. through 42-2-229 reserved
42-2-230. Responsibility of each party to protect interests -- putative fathers -- fraud no defense