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Mont. Code Ann. § 25-35-602

Form of complaint and order of court/notice to defendant

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The sworn complaint and order of the court must be made in substantially the following form:

Comes now the plaintiff, being first duly sworn, upon oath, and complains and alleges that the defendant is indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $......, for............... which sum is now due, owing, and unpaid despite demands for the payment of the sum, together with plaintiff's costs expended in this action.

Dated this...... day of.............., 20...

Subscribed and sworn to before me this...... day of........., 20...

THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S):

You are directed to appear and answer the complaint at:

You are further notified that within 10 days of service upon you of this complaint and order you may remove this action from the small claims court to justice's court and that your failure to remove constitutes a waiver of your rights to trial by jury and to representation by counsel.

Make legal service and return on the defendant at.....

Dated this.... day of..........., 20...

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.