If you’re struggling with consumer debt, MLSA has a tool to help you know your rights. The Montana Debt Options Tool can help you find out if a debt collector could be breaking the law, if you have any protected income or property, and if you have any defenses to a debt lawsuit. Additionally, you …
Notice of Intent to Move
Are you moving? Do you have a Parenting Plan? Before you move, you must file a Notice of Intent to Move with the Clerk of District Court. You must also serve the other parent with the Notice. If your move will significantly affect the child’s contact with the other parent, you must file and serve …
Farmworker rights
If you’re an agricultural worker in Montana, you have these rights: To be free from sexual harassment. My supervisors and coworkers should not speak to me or touch me in a sexual manner against my will. To be covered by worker’s compensation if I am hurt on the job. To be free from discrimination and …
Derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas
Si usted es un trabajador agrícola, usted tiene los siguientes derechos: De estar libre de acoso sexual. Mis jefes y compañeros de trabajo no me deben de hablar ni tocar de una manera sexual en contra de mi voluntad. De recibir la recompensa para los trabajadores si me lastimo en el trabajo. De estar libre …
Requesting accommodations to participate in court
July is Disability Pride Month! Did you know that you can request accommodations to participate in court? To submit a request, fill out the Americans with Disabilities Act Request for Reasonable Accommodation in Court, which you can find by following this link. Be sure to do this at least 48 hours before your court proceeding. …
Resource share: StatesideLegal
With Independence Day weekend just around the corner, we’re sharing a resource for veterans, service members, and their families. StatesideLegal has self-help tools to help you navigate your legal rights in both the VA and court. Topics include benefits, discharge upgrades & military record changes, housing & real estate, education & employment, and more. As …
Changes to FEMA guidelines
In 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made changes to its guidelines. These changes include: Simplifying the application process, though it still might take a while to hear back on your application. Streamlining the appeals process. You’ll still need to file your appeal within 60 days of the date on your FEMA decision letter …
New Medicaid Community Engagement Rules
Beginning in July 2026, there are new rules for some people on Medicaid. They’re sometimes called community engagement rules. Other times, you might see them called work requirements. The rules say that some adults on Medicaid have to work or do other qualifying activities to get or keep Medicaid, but the rules do not apply …
Verbal/oral rental agreements
Do you live in a rental with no written lease? No worries. A renter with a verbal or oral rental agreement has the same rights and responsibilities as a tenant with a written rental agreement. Your landlord must provide you with the same services that landlords provide to renters with written rental agreements. You can …
Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Database
Content note: This post discusses missing and murdered Indigenous people. Please take care of yourself. Even as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Month comes to an end, you can still find resources and information about community members and relatives who have gone missing in Montana. One resource is the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Database, …