Montana § 40-5-1051 Contest By Obligor

Montana Statutes

§ 40-5-1051 — Contest By Obligor

Montana § 40-5-1051

Title 40FAMILY LAW

Ch. 5ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Part 10Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 40-5-1051 (2026).

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40-5-1051 . Contest by obligor.

(1)An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in 40-5-1055 through 40-5-1070 , or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

(2)The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(a)a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(b)each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and

(c)the person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.

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40-5-1051 . Contest by obligor. (1) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in 40-5-1055 through 40-5-1070 , or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
(2) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:
(a) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;
(b) each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and
(c) the person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 13, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 352, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-157 (8), MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1051 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 131, L. 2019.