{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-1-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-1-101","heading":"Purposes.","body":"This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes, which are to:\n(1) provide adequate procedures for the solemnization and registration of marriage;\n(2) strengthen and preserve the integrity of marriage and safeguard family relationships.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 1. MARRIAGE","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0010/0400-0010-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:47Z","sha256":"9bd88c0866d104a4a3a5715e92eb084cf5e49c65fdc4f0478c534666c39cac01","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-74-105","next":"us-mt/40-1-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}