{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-6-238","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-6-238","heading":"Limitation on amount of recovery.","body":"The recovery of damages under 40-6-237 is limited to the actual damages in an amount not to exceed $6,900 in addition to taxable court costs and reasonable attorney fees to be set by the court not to exceed $1,800. The right to recover attorney fees as provided by this section is limited to a person bringing an action under 40-6-237.","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_0380/0400-0060-0020-0380.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:59Z","sha256":"0bcf34fd497dfe4a88a109b456ce796eb3ea127a8749513eb6b9bcb3646bf2be","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-6-237","next":"us-mt/40-6-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}