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Part 1. Separation -- Dissolution of Marriage
40-4-101. Purposes - 40-4-101. Purposes. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied...
40-4-102. Uniformity of application and construction - 40-4-102. Uniformity of application and construction. This chapter shall be...
40-4-103. Application of Montana Rules of Civil Procedure - 40-4-103. Application of Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. (1) Except...
40-4-104. Dissolution of marriage -- legal separation - 40-4-104. Dissolution of marriage -- legal separation. (1) The district...
40-4-105. Procedure -- commencement -- pleadings -- abolition of existing defenses - 40-4-105. Procedure -- commencement -- pleadings -- abolition of existing...
40-4-106. Renumbered 40-4-121 - 40-4-106. Renumbered 40-4-121. Code Commissioner, 1985.
40-4-107. Irretrievable breakdown - 40-4-107. Irretrievable breakdown. (1) If both of the parties by...
40-4-108. Decree - 40-4-108. Decree. (1) A decree of dissolution of marriage or...
40-4-109. Independence of provisions of decree or temporary order - 40-4-109. Independence of provisions of decree or temporary order. If...
40-4-110. Costs -- professional fees - 40-4-110. Costs -- professional fees. (1) The court from time...
40-4-111. through 40-4-120 reserved - 40-4-111 through 40-4-120 reserved.
40-4-121. Temporary order for maintenance or support, temporary injunction, or temporary restraining order - 40-4-121. Temporary order for maintenance or support, temporary injunction, or...
40-4-122. Forms -- distribution -- filing - 40-4-122. Forms -- distribution -- filing. The attorney general shall...
40-4-123. Jurisdiction and venue - 40-4-123. Jurisdiction and venue. (1) District courts, municipal courts, justices'...
40-4-124. Review or removal -- district court - 40-4-124. Review or removal -- district court. (1) An order...
40-4-125. Registration of orders - 40-4-125. Registration of orders. (1) The clerk of court, justice...
40-4-126. Automatic economic restraining order - 40-4-126. Automatic economic restraining order. (1) On the filing of...
40-4-127. through 40-4-129 reserved - 40-4-127 through 40-4-129 reserved.
40-4-130. Summary dissolution -- conditions necessary at commencement of proceedings - 40-4-130. Summary dissolution -- conditions necessary at commencement of proceedings....
40-4-131. Joint petition -- filing -- form -- contents - 40-4-131. Joint petition -- filing -- form -- contents. (1)...
40-4-132. Revocation of joint petition -- termination of proceeding -- notice -- copy to other party - 40-4-132. Revocation of joint petition -- termination of proceeding --...
40-4-133. Hearing and final judgment -- entry -- effect - 40-4-133. Hearing and final judgment -- entry -- effect. After...
40-4-134. Final judgment as final adjudication of rights and obligations - 40-4-134. Final judgment as final adjudication of rights and obligations....
40-4-135. Actions to set aside final judgment - 40-4-135. Actions to set aside final judgment. (1) A final...
40-4-136. Brochure to describe proceedings -- availability -- distribution -- contents and form - 40-4-136. Brochure to describe proceedings -- availability -- distribution --...
Part 2. Support, Custody, Visitation, and Related Provisions
40-4-201. Separation agreement - 40-4-201. Separation agreement. (1) To promote amicable settlement of disputes...
40-4-202. Division of property - 40-4-202. Division of property. (1) In a proceeding for dissolution...
40-4-203. Maintenance - 40-4-203. Maintenance. (1) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage...
40-4-204. Child support -- orders to address health insurance -- withholding of child support - 40-4-204. Child support -- orders to address health insurance --...
40-4-205. Guardian ad litem - 40-4-205. Guardian ad litem. (1) The court may appoint a...
40-4-206. Payment of maintenance or support to court -- handling fee of clerk - 40-4-206. Payment of maintenance or support to court -- handling...
40-4-207. Assignments - 40-4-207. Assignments. The court may order the person obligated to...
40-4-208. Modification and termination of provisions for maintenance, support, and property disposition - 40-4-208. Modification and termination of provisions for maintenance, support, and...
40-4-209. Security or guaranty to secure support - 40-4-209. Security or guaranty to secure support. (1) Upon a...
40-4-210. Child support jurisdiction -- nonresident individual - 40-4-210. Child support jurisdiction -- nonresident individual. (1) In a...
40-4-211. Jurisdiction -- commencement of parenting proceedings - 40-4-211. Jurisdiction -- commencement of parenting proceedings. (1) A court...
40-4-212. Best interest of child - 40-4-212. Best interest of child. (1) The court shall determine...
40-4-213. Interim parenting plan - 40-4-213. Interim parenting plan. (1) A party to a parenting...
40-4-214. Interviews - 40-4-214. Interviews. (1) The court may interview the child in...
40-4-215. Investigations and reports - 40-4-215. Investigations and reports. (1) If a parent or a...
40-4-216. Hearings - 40-4-216. Hearings. (1) Parenting plan proceedings must receive priority in...
40-4-217. Notice of intent to move - 40-4-217. Notice of intent to move. (1) A parent who...
40-4-218. Judicial supervision - 40-4-218. Judicial supervision. (1) Except as otherwise agreed by the...
40-4-219. Amendment of parenting plan -- mediation - 40-4-219. Amendment of parenting plan -- mediation. (1) The court...
40-4-220. Affidavit practice - 40-4-220. Affidavit practice. (1) Unless the parties agree to an...
40-4-221. Determination of child's care upon death of parent - 40-4-221. Determination of child's care upon death of parent. (1)...
40-4-222. Repealed - 40-4-222. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 343, L. 1997. History: En....
40-4-223. Repealed - 40-4-223. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 343, L. 1997. History: En....
40-4-224. Repealed - 40-4-224. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 343, L. 1997. History: En....
40-4-225. Access to records by parent - 40-4-225. Access to records by parent. Notwithstanding any other provision...
40-4-226. Court-sanctioned educational program on effects of dissolution of marriage on children - 40-4-226. Court-sanctioned educational program on effects of dissolution of marriage...
40-4-227. Rights of parents and children -- policy -- findings - 40-4-227. Rights of parents and children -- policy -- findings....
40-4-228. Parenting and visitation matters between natural parent and third party - 40-4-228. Parenting and visitation matters between natural parent and third...
40-4-229. through 40-4-232 reserved - 40-4-229 through 40-4-232 reserved.
40-4-233. Final parenting plan -- purpose and objectives - 40-4-233. Final parenting plan -- purpose and objectives. The objectives...
40-4-234. Final parenting plan criteria - 40-4-234. Final parenting plan criteria. (1) In every dissolution proceeding,...
40-4-235. through 40-4-250 reserved - 40-4-235 through 40-4-250 reserved.
40-4-251. Definitions - 40-4-251. Definitions. As used in 40-4-251 through 40-4-258, the following...
40-4-252. Preliminary declaration of disclosure -- penalty - 40-4-252. Preliminary declaration of disclosure -- penalty. (1) Within 60...
40-4-253. Final declaration of disclosure -- failure to disclose current income and expense declaration -- penalty - 40-4-253. Final declaration of disclosure -- failure to disclose current...
40-4-254. Execution and service of final declaration of disclosure and current income and expense declaration - 40-4-254. Execution and service of final declaration of disclosure and...
40-4-255. Noncomplying disclosure declarations -- requests to comply -- remedies - 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 - 40-4-256. Liquidation -- transfer of marital estate assets to avoid...
40-4-257. Default judgments -- disclosures - 40-4-257. Default judgments -- disclosures. In the case of a...
40-4-258. Disclosures -- attorney work product privilege -- protective orders -- Montana Rules of Civil Procedure - 40-4-258. Disclosures -- attorney work product privilege -- protective orders...
Part 3. Family Law Mediation
40-4-301. Family law mediation -- exception - 40-4-301. Family law mediation -- exception. (1) The district court...
40-4-302. Mediation proceeding -- tolling of statute of limitations - 40-4-302. Mediation proceeding -- tolling of statute of limitations. (1)...
40-4-303. Proceedings -- records -- confidentiality - 40-4-303. Proceedings -- records -- confidentiality. Mediation proceedings under this...
40-4-304. Mediator recommendation - 40-4-304. Mediator recommendation. The mediator may, upon stipulation by the...
40-4-305. Mediation agreement - 40-4-305. Mediation agreement. An agreement reached by the parties as...
40-4-306. Mediator list - 40-4-306. Mediator list. The district court shall establish and maintain...
40-4-307. Mediator qualifications - 40-4-307. Mediator qualifications. A mediator must meet the following minimum...
40-4-308. Court to establish fees - 40-4-308. Court to establish fees. A court may establish a...