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Mont. Code Ann. § 25-9-501 (2026)

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  1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 25
  3. CHAPTER 9
  4. Part 5
  5. 25-9-501 Short title

TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 9. JUDGMENT

Part 5. Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

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25-9-501. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act".

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1989.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Carr v. Bett, 1998 MT 266 (Mont. 1998).
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Carr v. Bett, 1998 MT 266 (Mont. 1998). · cites it 4× “On January 21, 1997, Patricia filed an authenticated copy of the Wyoming decree and judgment with the Gallatin County Clerk of Court pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, §§ 25-9-501 through -508, MCA, (Cause No.”
Robinson v. First Wyoming Bank, NA, 909 P.2d 689 (Mont. 1995). · cites it 4× “ISSUE 3 Did the District Court err in failing to determine that the bank should have complied with the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act when it registered the Wyoming consent judgment in Montana state court? The Robinsons claim that the bank did not comply with the…”
Wamsley v. Nodak Mut. Ins. Co., 2008 MT 56 (Mont. 2008). · cites it 2× “[3] As the Estate notes, Nodak never sought to have the declaratory judgment from North Dakota certified in Montana pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, §§ 25-9-501 to 508, MCA. As we stated in Carr "[t]he UEFJA provides the procedural framework for…”
Jonas v. Jonas, 2013 MT 202 (Mont. 2013). “See §25-9-501 to -508, MCA. The New Jersey judgment had ordered Edwin to pay $243,000.”
Jonas v. Jonas, 2012 MT 109N (Mont. 2012). “¶8 In December 2009, Linda domesticated the New Jersey judgment in Montana and provided notice, pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, §§ 25-9-501 to -508, MCA (2009). Edwin moved to stay and vacate the foreign judgment; his motion was denied by the Lake…”
Boudette n/k/a Oskerson v. Boudette (Bankr. D. Mont. 2021). · cites it 2× “See Mont. Code Ann § 25-9-501 et seq. Okerson took no additional steps to enforce the Judgment.”
Johnson v. First Est., 2007 MT 214N (Mont. 2007). · cites it 2× “¶7 The Beneficiaries thereafter docketed the judgment of the Wyoming District Court in the Montana District Court, pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (“the UEFJA”), §§ 25-9-501 to -508, MCA. Befumo filed a Motion for 3 Non-Recognition of Judgment, which…”
Kasco v. Welch (Mont. 2024). “In the affidavit, Kasco represents that Welch owns real and personal property in Mineral County, Montana, and that Kasco was awarded a civil judgment in the amount of $2,674,338.”
McCoy (Bankr. D. Mont. 2026). “Additionally, Petra materially misrepresented that service had been achieved in order to obtain the judgment 45 Neither McCoy nor Excavation could have anticipated anything more than the recognition of a foreign judgment proceeding in Montana pursuant to Montana’s Uniform…”
Carr v. Bett, 1998 MT 266 (Mont. 1998). · cites it 2× “On January 21, 1997, Patricia filed an authenticated copy of the Wyoming decree and judgment with the Gallatin County Clerk of Court pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, §§ 25-9-501 through -508, MCA, (Cause No.”
Wilson v. Marchington, 934 F. Supp. 1187 (D. Mont. 1996). · cites it 2× “, the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Mont.Code Ann. §§ 25-9-501 through 508 (1993)), and the Uniform Foreign Money — Judgments Recognition Act (Mont.”
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