Montana § 37-61-403 Change Of Attorney

Montana Statutes

§ 37-61-403 — Change Of Attorney

Montana § 37-61-403

Title 37PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 61ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Part 4Provisions Regulating Practice

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 37-61-403 (2026).

Text

37-61-403 . Change of attorney.

(1)The attorney in an action or special proceeding may be changed at any time before or after judgment or final determination, as follows:

(a)on consent of both client and attorney, filed with the clerk or entered on the minutes; or

(b)on the order of the court, on the application of either client or attorney, after notice from one to the other.

(2)The provisions of this section do not apply to assignments or reassignments of a public defender by the office of state public defender in which the office of state public defender is appointed pursuant to the Montana Public Defender Act, Title 47, chapter 1.

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37-61-403 . Change of attorney. (1) The attorney in an action or special proceeding may be changed at any time before or after judgment or final determination, as follows:
(a) on consent of both client and attorney, filed with the clerk or entered on the minutes; or
(b) on the order of the court, on the application of either client or attorney, after notice from one to the other.
(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to assignments or reassignments of a public defender by the office of state public defender in which the office of state public defender is appointed pursuant to the Montana Public Defender Act, Title 47, chapter 1.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 399, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6390, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8975, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 284; re-en. Sec. 8975, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2102; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 2025.