Montana Statutes
§ 40-4-101 — Purposes
Montana·Title 40 FAMILY LAW·Ch. 4 TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE, CHILD CUSTODY, SUPPORT·Part 1 Separation -- Dissolution of Marriage
40-4-101 . Purposes. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes, which are to:
(1)strengthen and preserve the integrity of marriage and safeguard family relationships;
(2)promote the amicable settlement of disputes that have arisen between parties to a marriage;
(3)mitigate the potential harm to the spouses and their children caused by the process of legal dissolution of marriage;
(4)make reasonable provision for spouse and minor children during and after litigation; and
(5)make the law of legal dissolution of marriage effective for dealing with the realities of matrimonial experience by making irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship the sole basis for its dissolution.
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Legislative History
En. 48-302 by Sec. 2, Ch. 536, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 48-302(part).
Nearby Sections
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§ 40-4-101
Purposes§ 40-4-106
Renumbered 40-4-121§ 40-4-107
Irretrievable Breakdown§ 40-4-108
Decree§ 40-4-110
Costs -- Professional Fees§ 40-4-111
Through 40-4-120 Reserved§ 40-4-121
Temporary Order For Maintenance Or Support, Temporary Injunction, Or Temporary Restraining Order§ 40-4-122
Forms -- Distribution -- Filing§ 40-4-123
Jurisdiction And Venue§ 40-4-124
Review Or Removal -- District Court