1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 40
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 1
  5. 40-2-109 Right of person to sue spouse for intentional tort

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW

CHAPTER 2. HUSBAND AND WIFE

Part 1. Joint Interests, Obligations, and Powers

Right Of Person To Sue Spouse For Intentional Tort

40-2-109. Right of person to sue spouse for intentional tort. A person has a cause of action against the person's spouse for damages caused by the spouse's intentional tort against the person, and the common-law doctrine of interspousal tort immunity is, to that extent, abolished.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 407, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1565, Ch. 56, L. 2009.