Montana § 40-5-213 - Financial Statements By Obligor -- Penalty
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§ 40-5-213. Financial Statements By Obligor -- Penalty
Financial statements by obligor -- penalty. (1) If the department is providing child support enforcement services under this part and has reasonable cause to believe that a support obligation is owed, an obligor, upon written request, shall complete a statement, under oath, stating the obligor's: (a) current monthly income; (b) total income over the past 36 months; (c) the number of dependents for whom the obligor is providing support; (d) the amount the obligor is contributing toward the support of a child for whom the department is providing services; (e) current monthly living expenses; and (f) all other information pertinent to the obligor's financial condition. (2) The department may require additional financial statements from the obligor during the period the department is providing services to the child. (3) Failure to comply with this section is a misdemeanor.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-5-213 ("Financial Statements By Obligor -- Penalty") 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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