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Code · Montana · Title 42 — Adoption · Chapter 2 · Part 2

42-2-206. When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required.

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42-2-206 . When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required.
(1)In order to be entitled, because of registration, to receive notice of a termination of parental rights proceeding, a putative father's registration form complying with the requirements of 42-2-205 must be received by the department not later than 72 hours after the child's birth.
(2)A putative father may file all information required by 42-2-205 before a child's birth even though the putative father has no actual knowledge that a pregnancy has occurred or that a pregnancy has continued through gestation.
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