Valley County District Court, Montana Service and Proof of Service Rules

If the petitioner knows a child receives or has applied for public assistance, the petitioner must immediately notify the Child Support Enforcement Division in writing and file proof of notice with the Clerk.

Any petition filed to commence proceedings involving modification of child support shall include a statement whether requesting party has knowledge of the child(ren) receiving or applying for public assistance and if so, petitioner shall immediately notify Montana’s Child Support Enforcement Division in writing of the pending action and file proof of such notice with the Clerk of Court.

If the original is not served on the day of transmission, the telefaxed document must be served under Rule 5, M.R.Civ.P.

Should the original of the telefaxed document not be served on the same day as transmittal, service of the telefax document must be made as provided in Rule 5, M.R.Civ.P.

The petitioning party must serve a copy of a petition to release confidential criminal justice information on each agency maintaining the information.

A copy of any petition for the release of confidential confidential criminal justice information under §§ 44-5-111 and 44-5-303, M.C.A., shall be served by petitioning party upon each agency maintaining such information.

Service

Mail to all parties

After receiving the record in a civil or criminal appeal from Justice or City court, the Clerk must mail the parties a minute entry setting a scheduling appearance.

When an appeal from Justice or City court, being civil or criminal, has been filed and the record received by the Clerk of Court, the Clerk shall send out by regular mail to parties a minute entry setting the matter for a scheduling appearance at next scheduled law and motion date not less than ten (10) days from the date of the minute entry.