UNAPPROVED DRAFT BILL -- Subject to Change Without Notice!
BILL NO.
INTRODUCED BY
(Primary Sponsor)
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING THAT COMMON LAW MARRIAGES ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN MONTANA; AMENDING SECTION 40-1-403, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 40-1-403, MCA, is amended to read:
"40-1-403. Validity of declarations of marriage -- common-law marriage not recognized. Common-law marriages are not invalidated by this chapter recognized in Montana. Declarations of marriage pursuant to 40-1-311 through 40-1-313, 40-1-323, and 40-1-324 are not invalidated by this chapter."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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