Montana § 40-5-1021 - Proceedings Under This Part
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 40-5-1021 — Proceedings Under This Part, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-5-1021. Proceedings Under This Part
Proceedings under this part. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, 40-5-1021 through 40-5-1039 apply to all proceedings under this part. (2) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this part by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-5-1021 ("Proceedings Under This Part") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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