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MT Code § 40-5-1012 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1012. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order

  40-5-1012. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. (1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:   (a) at the time of the filing of a request for modification this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or   (b) even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.   (2) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:   (a) all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or   (b) its order is not the controlling order.   (3) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that act that modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.   (4) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.   (5) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-149, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1012 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1013 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1013. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

  40-5-1013. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:   (a) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or   (b) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.   (2) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-150, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1013 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1015 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1015. Child support orders for two or more obligees

  40-5-1015. Child support orders for two or more obligees. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-152, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1015 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1016 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1016. Credit for payments

  40-5-1016. Credit for payments. A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 60, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-181, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1016 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1017 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1017. Application of part to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction

  40-5-1017. Application of part to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this part, under the law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to 40-5-1036, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to 40-5-1037, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to 40-5-1038. In all other respects, 40-5-1021 through 40-5-1039, 40-5-1042, 40-5-1043, 40-5-1046 through 40-5-1052, and 40-5-1055 through 40-5-1070 do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-146, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1017 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 131, L. 2019.
MT Code § 40-5-1018 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1018. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order

  40-5-1018. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. (1) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.   (2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.   (3) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:   (a) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or   (b) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1019 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1019. and 40-5-1020 reserved

  40-5-1019 and 40-5-1020 reserved.
MT Code § 40-5-1021 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1021. Proceedings under this part

  40-5-1021. 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.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 126, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 352, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-158, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1021 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1022 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1022. Proceeding by minor parent

  40-5-1022. Proceeding by minor parent. A minor parent or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-159, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1022 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1023 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1023. Application of law of this state

  40-5-1023. Application of law of this state. Except as otherwise provided in this part, a responding tribunal of this state shall:   (1) apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and   (2) determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this state.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-160, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1023 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1024 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1024. Duties of initiating tribunal

  40-5-1024. Duties of initiating tribunal. (1) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents:   (a) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or   (b) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state, with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.   (2) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 237, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2601-54; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 328, L. 1993; Sec. 40-5-115, MCA 1991; redes. 40-5-161 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 127, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 183, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 352, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-161, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1024 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1025 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1025. Duties and powers of responding tribunal

  40-5-1025. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. (1) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to 40-5-1021(2), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.   (2) A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:   (a) establish or enforce a support order, modify a child support order, determine the controlling child support order, or determine parentage of a child;   (b) order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;   (c) order income withholding;   (d) determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a method of payment;   (e) enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;   (f) set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;   (g) place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;   (h) order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, electronic mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;   (i) issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;   (j) order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;   (k) award reasonable attorney fees and other fees and costs; and   (l) grant any other available remedy.   (3) A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under this part or in the documents accompanying the order the calculations on which the support order is based.   (4) A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this part upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.   (5) If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this part, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.   (6) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this state shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 128, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 352, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-162, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1025 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1026 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1026. Inappropriate tribunal

  40-5-1026. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-163, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1026 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1027 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1027. Duties of support enforcement agency

  40-5-1027. Duties of support enforcement agency. (1) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this part.   (2) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:   (a) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;   (b) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;   (c) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;   (d) within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;   (e) within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of a communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and   (f) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.   (3) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:   (a) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or   (b) if two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.   (4) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.   (5) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to 40-5-1039.   (6) This part does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 129, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 184, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 352, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-164, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1027 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 131, L. 2019.
MT Code § 40-5-1028 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1028. Duty of attorney general

  40-5-1028. Duty of attorney general. (1) If the attorney general determines that a support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this part or may provide those services directly to the individual.   (2) The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 237, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2601-58; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 328, L. 1993; Sec. 40-5-119, MCA 1991; redes. 40-5-166 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-166, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1028 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1029 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1029. Private counsel

  40-5-1029. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this part.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 328, L. 1993; Sec. 40-5-170, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1029 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1030 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1030. Duties of state information agency

  40-5-1030. Duties of state information agency. (1) The department of public health and human services is designated as the state information agency under this part.   (2) The state information agency shall:   (a) compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state that have jurisdiction under this part and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state;   (b) maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states;   (c) forward to the appropriate tribunal in the place in this state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides or in which the obligor's property is believed to be located all documents concerning a proceeding under this part received from another state or foreign country; and   (d) obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor's property within this state not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor's address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver's licenses, and social security.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 237, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 121, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2601-57; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 328, L. 1993; Sec. 40-5-118, MCA 1991; redes. 40-5-165 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 130, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-165, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1030 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1031 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1031. Pleadings and accompanying documents

  40-5-1031. Pleadings and accompanying documents. (1) In a proceeding under this part, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under 40-5-1032, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and social security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent and the name, sex, residential address, social security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.   (2) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-171, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1031 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
MT Code § 40-5-1032 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 40. Family Law|Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support|Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|40-5-1032. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances

  40-5-1032. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a party alleges in an affidavit or pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-172, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1032 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.