{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-1-323","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-1-323","heading":"Proof of solemnized marriage when no record.","body":"If the record of the solemnization of a marriage heretofore entered into has been lost or destroyed and not known to exist, the parties may join in a written declaration of such marriage, substantially showing:\n(1) the names, ages, and residences of the parties;\n(2) the date and place of marriage and other pertinent facts of the marriage;\n(3) that the record of the solemnized marriage has become lost or destroyed, as the case may be, and is not known to exist.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 1. MARRIAGE","Part 3. Solemnization"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0010/part_0030/section_0230/0400-0010-0030-0230.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:47Z","sha256":"98c1ce988bfb3ad3f4f4e9426b8bcb6e6ab04b93a77f60d56e1ca0291c22a6ca","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-1-322","next":"us-mt/40-1-324"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}