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- Section 40-9-102 is dedicated to Grandparent-grandchild contact. Under this section, a person is not supposed to file a petition in the court more than once every 2 years, except when a considerable alteration has occurred in the circumstances of the following
- The child
- The child's grandparent
- The child's custodian, guardian or parent
- Under section 40-9-101 and 40-9-102, the initial pleading in all proceedings is called as a Petition. A responsive pleading is termed as a Response. Any other pleadings are called as the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure
- A caretaker or guardian, who is not the mother or father of a child, cannot be coerced to support the child or held responsible for the expenditure of the child. However, such a caretaker or guardian can voluntarily accede in writing some responsibility regarding these expenses
- The below mentioned 3 obligations are viewed independent of each other by the court
- Medical care of a child
- Financial child support
- Visitation and custody arrangements
If there is inability or failure to satisfy one or more of these, does not decrease the obligation of the remaining issues
- The obligation of a parent to offer medical care for a child terminates only when the obligation of such a parent towards child support ceases as per law
- Sometimes an employer or a union or any other group may provide a health benefit plan. In this case, the medical support order should comprise of provisions essential to entitle the order to be acknowledged as a qualified medical child support order
- The medical support order must comprise of the following
- All medical expenditures for the child that are not covered by individual insurance
- Any co-payments and deductibles needed under the coverage
- Cost of individual insurance or the health benefit plan
The child support guidelines must be adhered to while sharing the plan between the parents. If each parent's share is not specified in the order, then, 50 percent of the expenses and costs are attributed to each parent
- A person or agency other than the parent is called as a third-party custodian in the following circumstances
- Due to the inability, failure or neglect of the parent to provide for the support, medical care or other needs of the child, this person or agency has the actual physical custody of the child
- The parent or parents having legal custody of the child have offered a written consent that this person or agency should be offered actual physical custody of the child
- Legal process has authorized this person or agency, the physical custody of the child
- If a hearing is executed under section 40-5-703, only the following issues may be discussed
- Whether the obligor has failed to comply with a warrant or subpoena?
- Whether the obligor has entered into a payment plan?
- Whether there is an existence of a delinquency?
- What is the amount of support debt or support obligation?
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