{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-4-312","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-4-312","heading":"Arrearages of child support.","body":"A termination of a parent's rights and responsibilities toward a child does not cancel any responsibility to pay arrearages of child support unless the party to whom the arrearages are owed agrees in writing to waive payment.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 4. PLACEMENTS FOR ADOPTION","Part 3. Stepparent Adoption"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0120/0420-0040-0030-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"171fe6b0a56385e0d7aa54c6bbb0c959b06a9255373d8922a237896772aa2e96","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-4-311","next":"us-mt/42-4-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}