Table of Contents TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT Part 1. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

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40-5-101 — Short title 40-5-103 — Definitions 40-5-104 — Renumbered . 40-5-144, 40-5-106 — Renumbered . 40-5-153, 40-5-107 — Renumbered . 40-5-154, 40-5-115 — Renumbered . 40-5-161, 40-5-118 — Renumbered . 40-5-165, 40-5-119 — Renumbered . 40-5-166, 40-5-133 — Renumbered . 40-5-183, 40-5-137 — Renumbered . 40-5-184, 40-5-140 — Renumbered . 40-5-185, 40-5-141 — Renumbered . 40-5-186, 40-5-142 — Renumbered . 40-5-197, 40-5-143 — Tribunals of this state 40-5-144 — Remedies cumulative 40-5-145 — Bases for jurisdiction ov... 40-5-146 — Procedure when exercising... 40-5-147 — Initiating and responding... 40-5-148 — Simultaneous proceedings... 1 40-5-149 — Continuing, exclusive jur... 40-5-150 — Enforcement and modificat... 40-5-151 — Recognition of child supp... 40-5-152 — Multiple child support or... 40-5-153 — Grounds for rendition 40-5-154 — Conditions of rendition 40-5-157 — Income-withholding orders... 40-5-158 — Proceedings under this pa... 40-5-159 — Action by a minor parent 40-5-160 — Application of law of thi... 40-5-161 — Duties of initiating trib... 40-5-162 — Duties and powers of resp... 40-5-163 — Inappropriate tribunal 40-5-164 — Duties of support enforce... 40-5-165 — Duties of state informati... 40-5-166 — Duty of attorney general 40-5-170 — Private counsel 40-5-171 — Pleadings and accompanyin... 40-5-172 — Nondisclosure of informat... 40-5-173 — Costs and fees 40-5-174 — Nonparentage as defense -... 40-5-175 — Special rules of evidence... 40-5-176 — Communications between tr... 40-5-177 — Assistance with discovery 40-5-178 — Receipt and disbursement... 40-5-179 — Petition to establish sup... 40-5-180 — Administrative enforcemen... 40-5-181 — Credit for payments 40-5-183 — Limited immunity of petit... 40-5-184 — Registration of order for... 40-5-185 — Procedure to register ord... 1 40-5-186 — Effect of registration en... 40-5-187 — Choice of law 40-5-188 — Notice of registration of... 40-5-189 — Procedure to contest vali... 40-5-190 — Contest of registration o... 40-5-191 — Confirmed order 40-5-192 — Procedure to register chi... 40-5-193 — Effect of registration fo... 40-5-194 — Modification of child sup... 40-5-195 — Recognition of order modi... 40-5-196 — Proceeding to determine p... 40-5-197 — Uniformity of interpretat...

Mont. Code Ann. § 40-5-186

(2011)

Effect of registration enforcement

(1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered when the order is filed in a registering tribunal of this state.

(2) A registered order issued in another state is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in 40-5-184 through 40-5-195, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion

2015 MT 316 Nov 10, 2015 Reversed

Adoption of P.T.H

Majority by Mike McGrath · 5 to 0

ified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under 40-7-105, 40-7-107 through 40-7-110, 40-7-112, and part 2 of this chapter. Section 40-7-313, MCA. See also § 40-5-186, MCA, providing for registration and enforcement of support orders. Section 40-4-210(2), MCA, provides that a Montana court “shall recognize and, if petitioned to

Official Annotations archive.org, 2011 edition

History:

EnactedEn. SectionSec. 40, ChapterCh. 237, Laws ofL. 1969

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 93-2601-80

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 38, ChapterCh. 328, Laws ofL. 1993

SectionSec. 40-5-141, Montana Code AnnotatedMCA 1991

RedesignatedRedes. 40-5-186 by Code Commissioner, 1993.

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