Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 41-1-202 (2026)

Enforcement Of Minor's Rights

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TITLE 41. MINORS

CHAPTER 1. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MINORS

Part 2. Civil Actions Concerning Minors

Enforcement Of Minor's Rights

41-1-202. Enforcement of minor's rights. A minor may enforce the minor's rights by civil action or other legal proceedings in the same manner as a person of full age, except that a guardian shall conduct the action or proceedings.

History: En. Sec. 25, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3599, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5687, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 42; Field Civ. C. Sec. 25; re-en. Sec. 5687, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 64-114; amd. Sec. 1589, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Conservatorship of Minor Child. v. Soule, 2015 MT 335 (Mont. 2015).
Conservatorship of Minor Child. v. Soule, 2015 MT 335 (Mont. 2015). · cites it 17× “In making this argument, the Dissent overlooks § 41-1-202, MCA, which provides: “A minor may enforce the minor’s rights by civil action or other legal proceedings in the same manner as a person of full age, except that a guardian shall conduct the action or proceedings.”
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