40-5-304. When child support payments considered delinquent. (1) Nonpayment of child support required by a district court or administrative order or by a similar order of a court of another jurisdiction becomes delinquent under this part 8 working days after the last day of the month in which the payment is due.

Terms Used In Montana Code 40-5-304

  • Income: means any form of periodic payment to a person, regardless of source, including commissions, bonuses, workers' compensation, disability benefits, payments under a pension or retirement program, interest and earnings, and wages. See Montana Code 40-5-303
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2)Child support payments may be considered delinquent under this part only in reference to a court or administrative order setting child support payments.

(3)Intervening agreements or orders establishing a schedule for payment of delinquent support do not prevent income withholding under this part.