Montana Code Annotated
Title 40. Family Law
Chapter 1. Marriage

Part 1. General Provisions

40-1-101. Purposes - 40-1-101. Purposes. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied...

40-1-102. Uniformity of application and construction - 40-1-102. Uniformity of application and construction. This chapter shall be...

40-1-103. Formalities - 40-1-103. Formalities. Marriage is a personal relationship between a man...

40-1-104. Application - 40-1-104. Application. All marriages contracted within this state prior to...

40-1-105. Application of Montana Rules of Civil Procedure - 40-1-105. Application of Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. (1) Except...

40-1-106. Parts of code not applicable - 40-1-106. Parts of code not applicable. The provisions of other...

40-1-107. Form of application, license, marriage certificate, and consent - 40-1-107. Form of application, license, marriage certificate, and consent. (1)...

Part 2. License Provisions

40-1-201. License application - 40-1-201. License application. (1) Parties may not be joined in...

40-1-202. License issuance - 40-1-202. License issuance. Except as provided in 40-1-301, when a...

40-1-203. Proof of age - 40-1-203. Proof of age. Before a person authorized by law...

40-1-204. Repealed - 40-1-204. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 43, L. 2019. History: En....

40-1-205. Repealed - 40-1-205. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 43, L. 2019. History: En....

40-1-206. Repealed - 40-1-206. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 43, L. 2019. History: En....

40-1-207. Repealed - 40-1-207. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 43, L. 2019. History: En....

40-1-208. Repealed - 40-1-208. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 43, L. 2019. History: En....

40-1-209. Repealed - 40-1-209. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 43, L. 2019. History: En....

40-1-210. No license to be issued when applicants under influence of liquor or drug - 40-1-210. No license to be issued when applicants under influence...

40-1-211. Repealed - 40-1-211. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 124, L. 1979. History: En....

40-1-212. Effective period of license - 40-1-212. Effective period of license. A license to marry is...

40-1-213. Judicial approval - 40-1-213. Judicial approval. (1) The district court may order the...

Part 3. Solemnization

40-1-301. Solemnization and registration - 40-1-301. Solemnization and registration. (1) A marriage may be solemnized...

40-1-302. through 40-1-310 reserved - 40-1-302 through 40-1-310 reserved.

40-1-311. Declaration of marriage without solemnization - 40-1-311. Declaration of marriage without solemnization. (1) Persons may consummate...

40-1-312. Persons who may prepare declaration of marriage - 40-1-312. Persons who may prepare declaration of marriage. (1) Except...

40-1-313. Penalty - 40-1-313. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of 40-1-311 or...

40-1-314. through 40-1-320 reserved - 40-1-314 through 40-1-320 reserved.

40-1-321. Registration of marriage - 40-1-321. Registration of marriage. (1) Upon receipt of the marriage...

40-1-322. Certificate and copy presumptive evidence - 40-1-322. Certificate and copy presumptive evidence. The original certificate of...

40-1-323. Proof of solemnized marriage when no record - 40-1-323. Proof of solemnized marriage when no record. If the...

40-1-324. Declaration to be acknowledged and recorded - 40-1-324. Declaration to be acknowledged and recorded. The written declaration...

Part 4. Validity of Marriages -- Declaration of Invalidity

40-1-401. Prohibited marriages -- contracts - 40-1-401. Prohibited marriages -- contracts. (1) The following marriages are...

40-1-402. Declaration of invalidity - 40-1-402. Declaration of invalidity. (1) The district court shall enter...

40-1-403. Validity of common-law marriage - 40-1-403. Validity of common-law marriage. Common-law marriages are not invalidated...

40-1-404. Putative spouse - 40-1-404. Putative spouse. A person who has cohabited with another...