In Re the Adoption of BGB

The natural mother appeals from an order of the Cascade County District Court refusing to set aside a parental release order entered under the Uniform Parentage Act. This order approved a release of permanent custody from the mother to the prospective adoptive parents, and further permitted them to start adoption proceedings in Missoula County, the county of their residence.

The issues raised in this appeal are made more confusing by the fuzzy and incomplete state of the record at the District Court level. Moreover, the parties rely on broad factual statements in their appellate briefs, many…