42-2-411. Conditional relinquishment and consent. (1) A relinquishment and consent to adopt may provide that it not take effect only if:
(a) the other parent does not execute a relinquishment and consent to adopt within a specified period; or
(b) a court decides to not terminate another individual's parental relationship to the child.
(2) A relinquishment and consent to adopt may not be conditioned on whether or not existing agreements for matters, including but not limited to visitation and ongoing communication with the child, are later performed.
History: En. Sec. 50, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Voluntary Relinquishment and Consent to Adopt
42-2-401. Child available for adoption -- voluntary acts of parents
42-2-402. Voluntary relinquishment -- validity
42-2-403. Arrearages of child support -- responsibility to child
42-2-404. Who may relinquish -- to whom
42-2-406. and 42-2-407 reserved
42-2-409. Adoptive decision support services
42-2-410. Revocation of relinquishment and consent
42-2-411. Conditional relinquishment and consent
42-2-412. Content of relinquishment and consent to adopt
42-2-413. Consequences of relinquishment and consent to adopt
42-2-414. Notification of availability of mental health services
42-2-415. and 42-2-416 reserved
42-2-417. Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent
42-2-418. Remedy when relinquishment and consent to adopt revoked or set aside -- expediency
42-2-419. and 42-2-420 reserved
42-2-421. Notarized denial of paternity -- no entitlement to notice