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Ending Your Marriage
(Divorce/Dissolution, Legal Separation, Annulment)

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• Forms
  • Forms for Waiving Court Fees

• Divorce/Dissolution of Marriage
  • Petition for Dissolution of Marriage without Children Packet
  • Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Children Packet
  • Joint Petition for Dissolution of Marriage without Children Packet
  • Joint Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Children Packet
  • Summary Dissolution without Children Packet
  • Summary Dissolution with Children Packet

• Answer to Dissolution

   

• Annulment/Petition for Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage Packet
  • Petition
  • Summons
  • Decree

   

• Selected Montana Statutes about Ending Your Marriage
  • “Termination Of Marriage, Child Custody, Support”
    M.C.A., Title 40, Chapter 4

     

  • “Validity of Marriages – Declaration of Invalidity”
    M.C.A., Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 4

     

• Free Information on the Web about Ending Your Marriage
  • Introduction to Family Law in Montana, from the Montana Supreme Court Commission on Self-Represented Litigants’

     

  • From www.MontanaLawHelp.org

     

• Suggested Books in the Law Library about Ending Your Marriage
  • Title: Montana Family Law Handbook
    Author: State Bar of Montana, Child and Family Law Section
    Call #: KFM9094 .F28 (2005)

     

  • Title: Marriage and Divorce
    Author: Margaret C. Jasper
    Call #: KF535.Z9 J27 (2001)

     

  • Title: Divorce and Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce
    Author: Violet Woodhouse
    Call #: KF535.Z9 W5 (2000)

     

  • Title: Family Law in Montana
    Author: Clare E. Anderson
    Call #: KFM9100 .F35 (2005)

     

  • Title: Negotiating the Best Possible Divorce Settlement for Divorce Clients in Montana
    Author: Steven T. Fagenstrom
    Call #: KFM9100 .F24 (2005)

     

  • Title: Making Financial Decisions When a Marriage Ends
    Author: Marsha A. Goetting
    Call #: KFM9100 .M55 (1999)

     

  • Title: The Complete Guide to Divorce Practice: Forms and Procedures for the Lawyer
    Author: Larry Rice
    Call #: KF535 .R42 (2005)

     

  • Title: Equitable Distribution of Property
    Author: Brett R. Turner
    Call #: KF524 .G64 (2005)

     

  • Click here for books about child custody or for books about child support.

     

• To find more books on this and other legal topics, visit our online catalog orcall or email us.

   

• For more information, check out the Guide to Montana Legal Research.