{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-6-214","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-6-214","heading":"Duties of parents to maintain children.","body":"It is the duty of the father and the mother of any poor person who is unable to provide self-maintenance by work to maintain that person to the extent of the parent's ability.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 6. PARENT AND CHILD","Part 2. Obligations of Parents"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0060/part_0020/section_0140/0400-0060-0020-0140.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:59Z","sha256":"3ce1bed7bc38ec4ca1e07dbaf68a71af7e6531797ef980f6cecb70684ff92b92","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-6-213","next":"us-mt/40-6-215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}