1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 40
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 1
  5. 40-2-104 Liability of married person when abandoned by spouse

Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW

CHAPTER 2. HUSBAND AND WIFE

Part 1. Joint Interests, Obligations, and Powers

Liability Of Married Person When Abandoned By Spouse

40-2-104. Liability of married person when abandoned by spouse. A married person abandoned by a spouse is not liable for the spouse's support until the spouse offers to return, unless the spouse was justified by the person's misconduct in abandoning that person, nor is a married person liable for support of a spouse who is living separate from the person by agreement, unless support is stipulated in the agreement.

History: En. Sec. 245, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3725, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5801, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 175; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 85; re-en. Sec. 5801, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 293, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 36-120; amd. Sec. 1562, Ch. 56, L. 2009.