Montana § 40-4-256 - Liquidation -- Transfer Of Marital Estate Assets To Avoid Encumbrance, Devaluation, Or Market Or Investment Risk -- Authority Of Court
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§ 40-4-256. Liquidation -- Transfer Of Marital Estate Assets To Avoid Encumbrance, Devaluation, Or Market Or Investment Risk -- Authority Of Court
Liquidation -- transfer of marital estate assets to avoid encumbrance, devaluation, or market or investment risk -- authority of court. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), at any time during the proceedings, the court may, upon application of a party and for good cause and after consideration of the relative nature, scope, and extent of the marital estate, order the liquidation or transfer of title of marital estate assets to avoid unreasonable encumbrance, devaluation, or market or investment risk. (2) The court may not grant an application under subsection (1) unless the appropriate declaration of disclosure has been served on the opposing party by the moving party as provided in 40-4-252 through 40-4-254 .
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