Loss mitigation and bankruptcy are two options to delay or avoid foreclosure. With loss mitigation, you might be able to pause your payments temporarily or make them up later. Filing bankruptcy can pause a foreclosure and might allow you to make up missed payments over a few years. Learn more about both these options on …
Resources for mobile home owners on MontanaLawHelp.org
If you own a mobile home and rent the lot in Montana, we’ve got resources for you! Our new articles on MontanaLawHelp.org cover: Your rights as a mobile home owner who rents the lot Maintenance, including water and sewer problems Eviction Issues such as landlord rules and harassment Selling your mobile home/manufactured home Protecting your …
Delgando poder parental temporal
Si usted es un padre o tutor legal de niños menores y está preocupado/a por estar separado/a de ellos, hay un formulario que puede llenar para darle permiso a una persona de confianza para cuidarlos. Puede encontrarlo en montanalawhelp.org/es/recurso/delegando-poder-parental-temporal La Asociación de los Servicios Legales de Montana (MLSA, por sus siglas en inglés) brinda consejos …
Giving Temporary Parental Authority to Someone Else
If you’re a parent or legal guardian of minor children and you’re worried about being separated from your children, there is a form you can fill out to give someone one trust short-term ability to care for your children. You can find it by visiting montanalawhelp.org/resource/giving-temporary-parental-authority-someone-else Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) provides legal tips to …
Expungement, Resentencing, or Redesignation of a Marijuana-Related Conviction in Montana
If you have a qualifying marijuana-related conviction on your record from a Montana state court, you can ask to have your conviction: Removed from your record, also known as expunged (if you’ve completed your sentence for the crime); Resentenced (if you’re currently serving that sentence) to a lesser sentence; or Redesignated as a civil infraction …
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Content note: This post discusses sexual assault. Please take care of yourself. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s hard to know what to do, how to feel, or even what your options are after a sexual assault. The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) has a number of resources on what you can …
Indian Will-in-a-Box
If you’re a Native person in Montana, you can use a free, interactive program to create an Indian Will. After you fill out answers in an online interview, you’ll have an Indian Will that says who should get your personal property, real estate, Individual Indian Money (IIM) and Indian trust land after you pass. Check …
Disaster Scams
After a disaster, scammers can take advantage of disaster victims. Don’t sign contracts or give any money to someone who is: Selling door-to-door, including contractors, charity workers, or people saying they’re government workers Not from your community Offering you a very low price Trying to rush you into signing a contract Saying you must pay …
Educational rights for housing-insecure youth
If you’re a student without secure housing in Montana, the law requires all public schools to provide you: School choice based on the last school attended or neighborhood you are currently in Immediate enrollment even if you do not have your documents or someone to sign for you Free transportation to and from school Support …
Probate in Montana
Probate is the court process of dealing with whatever a person left behind. Probate can happen with or without a will. You can name someone in your will to be in charge of dealing with whatever you leave behind. That person is called a personal representative. The personal representative has to follow your will and …