{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-16-107","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-16-107","heading":"Motion for judicial relief.","body":"(1) A motion for judicial relief under this part must be made to the court in which a proceeding is pending involving a family law dispute subject to arbitration or, if no proceeding is pending, a court with jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter.\n(2) On motion of a party, the court may compel arbitration if the parties have entered into an arbitration agreement that complies with 40-16-105 unless the court determines under 40-16-112 that the arbitration should not proceed.\n(3) On motion of a party, the court shall terminate arbitration if it determines that:\n(a) the agreement to arbitrate is unenforceable;\n(b) the family law dispute is not subject to arbitration; or\n(c) under 40-16-112, the arbitration should not proceed.\n(4) Unless prohibited by an arbitration agreement, on motion of a party, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitrations involving the same parties and a common issue of law or fact if necessary for the fair and expeditious resolution of the family law dispute.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 16. FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION","Part 1. Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0160/part_0010/section_0070/0400-0160-0010-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:03Z","sha256":"4e13cc25ae5e67ae7aba6a6b5b4b3330aa9469599fdaed604954f88072dcd532","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-16-106","next":"us-mt/40-16-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}