Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 40-5-204 (2026)

Cooperation By Obligee

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TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW

CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Part 2. Administrative Enforcement of Support

Cooperation By Obligee

40-5-204. Cooperation by obligee. An obligee shall cooperate with the department in:

(1) identifying and locating the obligor;

(2) establishing the paternity of a child;

(3) obtaining support or any other payments due the obligee and child; and

(4) obtaining reimbursement for previously paid public assistance, if any.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 612, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 549, L. 1989.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1990 · leading case: State, Dept. of Revenue v. Hubbard, 720 P.2d 1177 (Mont. 1986).
State, Dept. of Revenue v. Hubbard, 720 P.2d 1177 (Mont. 1986). · cites it 3× “See Section 40-5-204, MCA, and ARM Section 46-10.”
In Re the Marriage of Hall, 798 P.2d 117 (Mont. 1990). · cites it 2× “On December 11,1989, the District Court: 1) denied Jodi’s Petition for Income Deduction because Jodi failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Robert was three months in arrears in child support payments as specified in § 40-5-304, MCA, and the 1989 amendments to §…”
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