Montana § 40-5-1051 - Contest By Obligor
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 40-5-1051 — Contest By Obligor, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-5-1051. Contest By Obligor
Contest by obligor. (1) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in 40-5-1055 through 40-5-1070 , or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state. (2) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to: (a) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; (b) each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and (c) the person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 40-5-1051 cover?
Section 40-5-1051 ("Contest By Obligor") 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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