Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW

CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Part 2. Administrative Enforcement of Support

Financial Statements By Obligor -- Penalty

40-5-213. Financial statements by obligor -- penalty. (1) If the department is providing child support enforcement services under this part and has reasonable cause to believe that a support obligation is owed, an obligor, upon written request, shall complete a statement, under oath, stating the obligor's:

(a) current monthly income;

(b) total income over the past 36 months;

(c) the number of dependents for whom the obligor is providing support;

(d) the amount the obligor is contributing toward the support of a child for whom the department is providing services;

(e) current monthly living expenses; and

(f) all other information pertinent to the obligor's financial condition.

(2) The department may require additional financial statements from the obligor during the period the department is providing services to the child.

(3) Failure to comply with this section is a misdemeanor.

History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 612, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 549, L. 1989.