Title 25, Title 25

Subject to the provisions of Rule 54(b), M.R.Civ.P., judgment may be given for or against one or more of several plaintiffs and for or against one or more of several defendants, and it may, when the justice of the case requires, determine the ultimate rights of the parties on eac…

Upon the rendition of any judgment, if it shall be shown that one or more of the defendants against whom the judgment is to be rendered are principal debtors and others of the said defendants are sureties of such principal debtor, the court may order the judgment so to state.

In judgments, the amount thereof must be computed and stated as near as may be in dollars and cents, rejecting fractions of a cent.

The clerk shall include in the judgment entered up by the clerk any interest on the verdict or decision of the court, from the time it was rendered or made.

(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2), interest is payable on judgments recovered in the courts of this state and on the cost incurred to obtain or enforce a judgment at a rate equal to the rate for bank prime loans published by the federal reserve system in its statistica…

(1) Immediately after the entry of the judgment in the judgment book, the clerk shall make entries of the judgment under appropriate heads in the docket kept by the clerk. (2) From the time the judgment is docketed, it becomes a lien upon all real property of the judgment debtor …

(1) A transcript of the original docket, certified by the clerk, may be filed with the district court clerk of any other county. From the time of the filing, the judgment becomes a lien upon all real property of the judgment debtor that is not exempt from execution in that county…

(1) A transcript of the original docket of a judgment that is rendered in the circuit or district court of the United States, ninth circuit, district of Montana, and that is certified by the clerk of court may be filed with the district court clerk of any county. From the time of…

Satisfaction of a judgment may be entered in the clerk's docket upon an execution returned satisfied or upon an acknowledgment of satisfaction filed with the clerk, made in the manner of an acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property by the judgment creditor or by the judgmen…

In this part: (1) "future damages" includes damages for future medical treatment, care, or custody, loss of future earnings, and future pain and suffering of the judgment creditor; and (2) "periodic payment" means the payment of money to the judgment creditor at regular intervals…

In any action for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death where liability is found after trial and in which $100,000 or more in future damages is awarded to the claimant, the trier of fact shall make a separate finding as to the amount of any future damages so awarded…

(1) Except as provided in 25-9-412, a party to an action for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death in which $100,000 or more of future damages is awarded may, prior to the entry of judgment, request the court to enter a judgment ordering future damages to be paid in…

A judgment must order payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses separately from an order for periodic payments of future damages. The attorney fees and expenses must be paid either in a lump sum or by periodic payments pursuant to an agreement entered into between the clai…

An assignment of or an agreement to assign any right to periodic installments for future damages contained in a judgment entered under this part is enforceable only as to amounts: (1) to secure payment of alimony, maintenance, or child support; or (2) for the costs of products, s…

If the court finds that the insurer that sold the annuity to the judgment debtor has unjustifiably exhibited a continuing pattern of failing to make periodic payments, the court shall find the insurer in contempt of court and order the insurer to pay past-due payments and the jud…

(Temporary) Medical malpractice noneconomic damages limitation. (1) (a) In a malpractice claim or claims against one or more health care providers based on a single incident of malpractice, an award for past and future damages for noneconomic loss may not exceed the applicable no…

(1) A party to an action for a malpractice claim, as defined in 25-9-411, in which $50,000 or more of future damages is awarded may, prior to the entry of judgment, request the court to enter a judgment ordering future damages to be paid in whole or in part by periodic payments r…

This part may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act".

In this part, "foreign judgment" means a judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.

A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any district court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of a district …

(1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall file with the clerk of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and last-known post-office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor. The aff…

(1) If the judgment debtor shows a district court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires…

(1) Except as provided for in subsection (2), a person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of court a fee of $60. (2) Fees for docketing, transcription, or other enforcement proceedings must be as provided for judgments of the district court. (3) Fees collected by th…

The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce the judgment creditor's judgment instead of proceeding under this part remains unimpaired.

This part must be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

This part may be cited as the "Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act".

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Foreign country" means a government other than: (a) the United States; (b) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or (c) any other government with regard to which the deci…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this part applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (a) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and (b) under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable. (2) This…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this part applies. (2) A court of this state may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if: (a) the judgment was rendered under a judicial system that do…

(1) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: (a) the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country; (b) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting prop…

If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time t…

This part does not prevent the recognition of a foreign-country judgment in situations not covered by this part.

This part must be construed to effectuate the general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.

(1) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition must be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. (2) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the i…

If the court in a proceeding under 25-9-610 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this part then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is: (1) conclusive betwee…

An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 10 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.

This part may be cited as the "Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act".

In this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Action" means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a payment in money may be awarded or enforced with respect to a foreign-money claim. (2) "Bank-offered spot rate" means the spot rate of exchange at which a bank will s…

(1) This part applies only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (2) This part applies to foreign-money issues even if other law under the conflict-of-laws rules of this state applies to other issues in the action or distribution proceeding.

(1) The effect of this part may be varied by agreement of the parties made before or after commencement of an action or distribution proceeding or the entry of judgment. (2) Parties to a transaction may agree upon the money to be used in a transaction giving rise to a foreign-mon…

(1) The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made is the proper money of the claim for payment. (2) If the parties to a transaction have not otherwise agreed, the proper money of the claim, as in each case may be appropriate, is the money:…

(1) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to be paid is determined on the conversion date. (2) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is to be measured by a different money at the ra…

(1) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars. (2) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. (2) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the amount of United…

The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign money in a distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claimant in a distribution proceeding shall assert its claim in the named fore…