Montana § 40-5-256 Employee Debtor Rights Protected -- Limitation

Montana Statutes

§ 40-5-256 — Employee Debtor Rights Protected -- Limitation

Montana § 40-5-256

Title 40FAMILY LAW

Ch. 5ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Part 2Administrative Enforcement of Support

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Mont. Code Ann. § 40-5-256 (2026).

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40-5-256 . Employee debtor rights protected -- limitation. No employer may discharge or prejudice an employee for reason that an assignment of earnings has been presented in settlement of a support debt or that a warrant for distraint has been served against the employee's earnings. This provision does not apply if more than three warrants are served upon the same employer within any period of 12 consecutive months.

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40-5-256 . Employee debtor rights protected -- limitation. No employer may discharge or prejudice an employee for reason that an assignment of earnings has been presented in settlement of a support debt or that a warrant for distraint has been served against the employee's earnings. This provision does not apply if more than three warrants are served upon the same employer within any period of 12 consecutive months.