Montana § 40-5-404 Other Remedies Available

Montana Statutes

§ 40-5-404 — Other Remedies Available

Montana § 40-5-404

Title 40FAMILY LAW

Ch. 5ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Part 4Child Support Enforcement Act Administrative Income Withholding

This text of Montana § 40-5-404 (Other Remedies Available) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Montana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 40-5-404 (2026).

Text

40-5-404 . Other remedies available.

(1)(a) The remedies provided in this part are in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy that may otherwise be available to the department, and the department may simultaneously pursue other remedies to enforce a support obligation or to collect support arrearages.

(b)If the department is enforcing a support order of another state, an Indian tribe, or a foreign country under this part, the department may proceed under Title 40, chapter 5, part 10.

(2)(a) The department may enforce a support order of another state, an Indian tribe, or a foreign country under this part without registration of the support order under 40-5-271 , 40-5-1052 , or any other law providing for registration of support orders.

(b)If the department is enforcing

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

40-5-404 . Other remedies available. (1) (a) The remedies provided in this part are in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy that may otherwise be available to the department, and the department may simultaneously pursue other remedies to enforce a support obligation or to collect support arrearages.
(b) If the department is enforcing a support order of another state, an Indian tribe, or a foreign country under this part, the department may proceed under Title 40, chapter 5, part 10.
(2) (a) The department may enforce a support order of another state, an Indian tribe, or a foreign country under this part without registration of the support order under 40-5-271 , 40-5-1052 , or any other law providing for registration of support orders.
(b) If the department is enforcing an order under subsection (2)(a), in addition to those defenses available under this part, a party may contest the validity of the support order by proving any defense contained in 40-5-1061 .