{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-16-110","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-16-110","heading":"Party participation.","body":"(1) A party may:\n(a) be represented in an arbitration by an attorney;\n(b) be accompanied by an individual who will not be called as a witness or act as an advocate; and\n(c) participate in the arbitration to the full extent permitted under the law and procedural rules of this state.\n(2) A party or representative of a party may not communicate ex parte with the arbitrator except to the extent allowed in a family law proceeding for communication with a judge.","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_0100/0400-0160-0010-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:03Z","sha256":"2f1aa9fca403337bf8a753ecdcee040b2ca67334678b1652c11c8ccf2e11cc8d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-16-109","next":"us-mt/40-16-111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}