{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-2-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-2-104","heading":"Liability of married person when abandoned by spouse.","body":"A married person abandoned by a spouse is not liable for the spouse's support until the spouse offers to return, unless the spouse was justified by the person's misconduct in abandoning that person, nor is a married person liable for support of a spouse who is living separate from the person by agreement, unless support is stipulated in the agreement.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 2. HUSBAND AND WIFE","Part 1. Joint Interests, Obligations, and Powers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0040/0400-0020-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:48Z","sha256":"8f13c5693afb137716b1661b5487fc3481255f7b2946908a46011ccd57be6326","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-2-103","next":"us-mt/40-2-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}