{"data":{"id":"us-mt/28-1-1502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"28-1-1502","heading":"Kinds of novation.","body":"Novation is made by the substitution of:\n(1) a new obligation between the same parties with intent to extinguish the old obligation;\n(2) a new debtor in place of the old one with intent to release the latter; or\n(3) a new creditor in place of the old one with intent to transfer the rights of the latter to the former.","path":["TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL","Part 15. Novation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0280/chapter_0010/part_0150/section_0020/0280-0010-0150-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:42Z","sha256":"5efbe080afd9b15a6131da6f5a9a6aaa0fb79d31f9572a46ba6bfa59fe7d202a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/28-1-1501","next":"us-mt/28-1-1503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}