Montana § 40-2-207 Work And Labor Of Married Person

Montana Statutes

§ 40-2-207 — Work And Labor Of Married Person

Montana § 40-2-207

Title 40FAMILY LAW

Ch. 2HUSBAND AND WIFE

Part 2Individual Property

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 40-2-207 (2026).

Text

40-2-207 . Work and labor of married person. All work and labor performed by a married person for a person other than the married person's spouse and children must, unless there is a written agreement on the person's part to the contrary, be presumed to be performed on the person's separate account. This section does not affect the liability of earnings for debts incurred for necessary articles procured for the use and benefit of the married person, the person's spouse, or minor children, as established by 40-2-205 , 40-2-206 , 40-2-209 , and 40-2-210 .

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40-2-207 . Work and labor of married person. All work and labor performed by a married person for a person other than the married person's spouse and children must, unless there is a written agreement on the person's part to the contrary, be presumed to be performed on the person's separate account. This section does not affect the liability of earnings for debts incurred for necessary articles procured for the use and benefit of the married person, the person's spouse, or minor children, as established by 40-2-205 , 40-2-206 , 40-2-209 , and 40-2-210 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1442, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 225, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3705, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5797, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5797, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 293, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 36-116; amd. Sec. 1570, Ch. 56, L. 2009.