Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Support, Custody, Visitation, and Related Provisions
40-4-217. Notice of intent to move

40-4-217. Notice of intent to move. (1) A parent who intends to change residence shall, unless precluded under 40-4-234, provide written notice to the other parent.
(2) (a) If a parent's change in residence will significantly affect the child's contact with the other parent, the parent who intends to change residence shall, pursuant to 40-4-219, file a motion for amendment of the residential schedule and a proposed revised residential schedule with the court that adopted the residential schedule or the court to which jurisdiction or venue over the child has been transferred. The motion must be served personally or by certified mail on the other parent and served pursuant to the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure on the parent's attorney of record, if the parent has an attorney of record, not less than 30 days before the proposed change in residence.
(b) The notice pursuant to this subsection (2) is not sufficient unless it contains the following statement: "The relocation of the child may be permitted and the proposed revised residential schedule may be ordered by the court without further proceedings unless within 21 days you file a response and alternate revised residential schedule with the court and serve your response on the person proposing the move and all other persons entitled by the court order to residential time or visitation with the child."
(3) The parent who receives service of a motion to amend the parenting plan pursuant to this section has 21 days after service of the motion to file a response. If the parent receiving notice objects to the proposed revised residential schedule, the responding parent shall include an alternate proposed revised residential schedule with the response. The response must be served as provided for by the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure on the parent proposing to change residence or on the parent's attorney of record if the parent has an attorney of record.
(4) If a parent is properly served with a motion to amend the parenting plan pursuant to this section, failure to file a response within the 21-day period constitutes acceptance of the proposed revised residential schedule.
(5) A person entitled to file an objection to the proposed relocation of the child may file the objection regardless of whether the person has received proper notice.
History: En. 48-337 by Sec. 37, Ch. 536, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 48-337; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 17, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 509, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 405, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 350, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 467, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 343, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 2015.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 40. Family Law

Chapter 4. Termination of Marriage, Child Custody, Support

Part 2. Support, Custody, Visitation, and Related Provisions

40-4-201. Separation agreement

40-4-202. Division of property

40-4-203. Maintenance

40-4-204. Child support -- orders to address health insurance -- withholding of child support

40-4-205. Guardian ad litem

40-4-206. Payment of maintenance or support to court -- handling fee of clerk

40-4-207. Assignments

40-4-208. Modification and termination of provisions for maintenance, support, and property disposition

40-4-209. Security or guaranty to secure support

40-4-210. Child support jurisdiction -- nonresident individual

40-4-211. Jurisdiction -- commencement of parenting proceedings

40-4-212. Best interest of child

40-4-213. Interim parenting plan

40-4-214. Interviews

40-4-215. Investigations and reports

40-4-216. Hearings

40-4-217. Notice of intent to move

40-4-218. Judicial supervision

40-4-219. Amendment of parenting plan -- mediation

40-4-220. Affidavit practice

40-4-221. Determination of child's care upon death of parent

40-4-222. Repealed

40-4-223. Repealed

40-4-224. Repealed

40-4-225. Access to records by parent

40-4-226. Court-sanctioned educational program on effects of dissolution of marriage on children

40-4-227. Rights of parents and children -- policy -- findings

40-4-228. Parenting and visitation matters between natural parent and third party

40-4-229. through 40-4-232 reserved

40-4-233. Final parenting plan -- purpose and objectives

40-4-234. Final parenting plan criteria

40-4-235. through 40-4-250 reserved

40-4-251. Definitions

40-4-252. Preliminary declaration of disclosure -- penalty

40-4-253. Final declaration of disclosure -- failure to disclose current income and expense declaration -- penalty

40-4-254. Execution and service of final declaration of disclosure and current income and expense declaration

40-4-255. Noncomplying disclosure declarations -- requests to comply -- remedies

40-4-256. Liquidation -- transfer of marital estate assets to avoid encumbrance, devaluation, or market or investment risk -- authority of court

40-4-257. Default judgments -- disclosures

40-4-258. Disclosures -- attorney work product privilege -- protective orders -- Montana Rules of Civil Procedure