Montana § 40-5-808 - Persistence And Duration Of Obligation
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 40-5-808 — Persistence And Duration Of Obligation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-5-808. Persistence And Duration Of Obligation
Persistence and duration of obligation. (1) A parent's obligation to provide for medical care of a child ceases only when the parental obligation to support a child terminates under law. (2) The obligations to provide medical care for a child, provide financial child support, and provide or comply with visitation and custody arrangements are independent of each other, and the failure or inability to provide one or more does not reduce one of the others. (3) A guardian or caretaker who is not the child's father or mother may not be compelled to support the child or be held liable for the child's expenses, except to the extent that the guardian or caretaker has voluntarily agreed in writing to assume the responsibility.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-5-808 ("Persistence And Duration Of Obligation") 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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