CHAPTER 4. TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE, CHILD CUSTODY, SUPPORT
- Part 1. Separation -- Dissolution of Marriage
- 40-4-101. Purposes.
- 40-4-102. Uniformity of application and construction.
- 40-4-103. Application of Montana Rules of Civil Procedure.
- 40-4-104. Dissolution of marriage -- legal separation.
- 40-4-105. Procedure -- commencement -- pleadings -- abolition of existing defenses.
- 40-4-106. Renumbered .
- 40-4-107. Irretrievable breakdown.
- 40-4-108. Decree.
- 40-4-109. Independence of provisions of decree or temporary order.
- 40-4-110. Costs -- professional fees.
- 40-4-111. through reserved.
- 40-4-121. Temporary order for maintenance or support, temporary injunction, or temporary restraining order.
- 40-4-122. Forms -- distribution -- filing.
- 40-4-123. Jurisdiction and venue.
- 40-4-124. Review or removal -- district court.
- 40-4-125. Registration of orders.
- 40-4-126. through reserved.
- 40-4-130. Summary dissolution -- conditions necessary at commencement of proceedings.
- 40-4-131. Joint petition -- filing -- form -- contents.
- 40-4-132. Revocation of joint petition -- termination of proceeding -- notice -- copy to other party.
- 40-4-133. Hearing and final judgment -- entry -- effect.
- 40-4-134. Final judgment as final adjudication of rights and obligations.
- 40-4-135. Actions to set aside final judgment.
- 40-4-136. Brochure to describe proceedings -- availability -- distribution -- contents and form.
- 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 reserved.
- 40-4-233. Final parenting plan -- purpose and objectives.
- 40-4-234. Final parenting plan criteria.
- 40-4-235. through 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.
- Part 3. Family Law Mediation
- 40-4-301. Family law mediation -- exception.
- 40-4-302. Mediation proceeding -- tolling of statute of limitations.
- 40-4-303. Proceedings -- records -- confidentiality.
- 40-4-304. Mediator recommendation.
- 40-4-305. Mediation agreement.
- 40-4-306. Mediator list.
- 40-4-307. Mediator qualifications.
- 40-4-308. Court to establish fees.