Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. Dispositional Hearing and Adoption Decree
42-5-109. Decree of adoption

42-5-109. Decree of adoption. A decree of adoption must state:
(1) the original name of the child;
(2) the name of the petitioner for adoption;
(3) whether the petitioner is married or unmarried;
(4) whether the petitioner is a stepparent of the child;
(5) the name by which the child is to be known;
(6) for a child born in Montana, a direction to the vital statistics bureau to issue a new birth certificate unless the adoptee is 12 years of age or older and requests that a new certificate not be issued;
(7) the child's date and place of birth, if known;
(8) the effect of the decree of adoption as stated in 42-5-202;
(9) that the adoption is in the best interests of the child; and
(10) if known, whether either birth parent objects to the release of the original birth certificate information upon the adoptee reaching 18 years of age.
History: En. Sec. 134, Ch. 480, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 257, L. 1999.

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