Montana Statutes
§ 40-2-206 — Earnings And Accumulations -- When Separated
Montana § 40-2-206
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 40-2-206 (2026).
Text
40-2-206 . Earnings and accumulations -- when separated. The earnings and accumulations of a married person and of the person's minor children living with the person or in the person's custody, while the person is living separate from the person's spouse, are the individual property of that person except that, to the extent that a mutual duty of support between the husband and wife as established by 40-2-102 still exists, the earnings and accumulations are liable for debts incurred for necessary articles procured for the use and benefit of the married person, the person's spouse, or minor children.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 224, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3704, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5796, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 169; re-en. Sec. 5796, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 293, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 36-115; amd. Sec. 1569, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 40-2-101
Mutual Obligations Of Husband And Wife§ 40-2-102
Duties Of Husband And Wife As To Support§ 40-2-103
Support Of Spouse§ 40-2-105
Husband And Wife As Joint Tenants§ 40-2-106
Liability For Acts Or Debts Of Spouse§ 40-2-107
May Sue And Be Sued§ 40-2-202
Individual Property Of Married Person§ 40-2-204
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 40-2-206, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/2/40-2-206.