{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-5-308","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-5-308","heading":"Order for deduction from income for child support payments.","body":"(1) The court may authorize the requesting party to continue an immediate income-deduction order issued because of a delinquency, may modify an existing deduction order, or may authorize issuance of an income-deduction order if:\n(a) the obligor fails to timely respond to the notice provided under 40-5-305;\n(b) the obligor fails to appear at a scheduled hearing;\n(c) the court determines that the obligor is delinquent in the payment of support; or\n(d) the court determines there are new or additional delinquencies to be added to an existing deduction order.\n(2) The order must state:\n(a) the action involved;\n(b) the total amount of back child support due and the amount of each court-ordered installment of child support;\n(c) the amount to be deducted from the obligor's income and the amount, if any, allowed to the payor under 40-5-309(2) as a fee for handling the deduction;\n(d) the length of time the order is to remain in effect, if ascertainable; and\n(e) the name and address of the person or entity to whom the deduction is to be paid by the payor.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT","Part 3. Child Support Income Deduction"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0050/part_0030/section_0080/0400-0050-0030-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:54Z","sha256":"ad78fa8290d4e96e15c57a4c0fd7cff1465981bb9fffac36a892674b48032da9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-5-307","next":"us-mt/40-5-309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}