Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 40-5-128 (2026)

Repealed

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section MT-LEGleg.mt.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW

CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Part 1. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (Renumbered and Repealed)

Repealed

40-5-128. Repealed. Sec. 58, Ch. 328, L. 1993.

History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 237, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2601-67.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–1988 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Dewyea v. Knapp, 674 P.2d 1104 (Mont. 1984).
State Ex Rel. Dewyea v. Knapp, 674 P.2d 1104 (Mont. 1984). · cites it 6× “Violation of visitation rights of the noncustodial party play no part in a URESA action because Section 40-5-128, MCA, specifically precludes the use of such defenses.”
Borchers v. McCarter, 592 P.2d 941 (Mont. 1979). · cites it 6× “1947, now section 40-5-128 MCA, provides: “If the obligor asserts as a defense that he is not the father of the child for whom support is sought and it appears to the court that the defense is not frivolous, and if both of the parties are present at the hearing or the proof…”
Sherburne Cnty. Soc. Sevices Ex Rel. Pouliot v. Kennedy, 426 N.W.2d 866 (Minn. 1988). “18 (1986); Mont.Code Ann. § 40-5-128 (1987). This court has indicated a preference for a URESA proceeding in cases where jurisdiction is challenged.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.