Montana Code 53-9-129. Award not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or assignment — exception
53-9-129. Award not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or assignment — exception. (1) An award is not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process, except an execution, attachment, or garnishment of a right to compensation for work loss to secure payment of maintenance or child support.
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-9-129
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
(2)An assignment or agreement to assign a right to compensation in the future is unenforceable except:
(a)an assignment of a right to compensation for work loss to secure payment of maintenance or child support; or
(b)an assignment of a right to compensation to the extent that the benefits are for the cost of products, services, or accommodations necessitated by the injury or death on which the claim is based and are provided or to be provided by the assignee.