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42-2-208. Burden of putative father to preserve rights upon receipt of notice

MT Code § 42-2-208 (2019) (N/A)
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42-2-208. Burden of putative father to preserve rights upon receipt of notice. When a putative father receives notice that a child in whom the putative father claims a parental interest is the subject of a termination of parental rights proceeding, the putative father must appear at the hearing held on the petition to terminate parental rights and demonstrate, at a minimum, that the criteria set out in 42-2-610 for determining whether the putative father has made reasonable efforts to establish a substantial relationship with the child who is the subject of the proceedings have been met.

History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 480, L. 1997.

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