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Judgments, lawsuits, dissolution of marriage, civil court cases.

Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.

• Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
  Courts of Limited Jurisdiction in Montana include Justice Courts, City Courts and Municipal Courts. Jurisdiction of civil cases, small claims and landlord/tenant disputes.
  
  
• Montana District Courts
  District Courts are courts of general jurisdiction. General jurisdiction courts process all probate cases, most civil cases at law and in equity, certain special actions and proceedings, all civil actions that may result in a finding against the state for the payment of money.
  
  
• Workers Compensation Courts
  Disputes arising under the Workers' Compensation Act and the Occupational Disease Act. Jurisdiction includes matters such as disputes involving independent contractor exemptions and reemployment preferences.
  
  
• Montana Supreme Court
  Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, juvenile and disciplinary cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in administrative agency, certified questions from federal courts and original proceeding cases. Search court rules, boards, commissions and more.
  
  
• Montana Water Courts
  Search links to division water judges, contact information and the water court calendar.
  
  
• Montana Bankruptcy Courts
  Court calendars, self help resources, local rules and public access to information online. General rules and clerk contact sources.
  
  
• Montana Judgments and Liens
  Link to information for defaults, recovery, default, cases and files that can show civil judgments. Court look up sources, electronic forms and self help tools.

Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.

• Montana District Courts
  The District Courts are courts of general jurisdiction. General jurisdiction courts process all felony cases. The District Courts also have limited appellate jurisdiction over cases arising in the courts of limited jurisdiction.
  
  
• Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
  The Courts of Limited Jurisdiction in Montana are Justice Courts, City Courts and Municipal Courts. Addresses cases involving misdemeanor offenses, local ordinances, forcible entry and detainer and certain issues involving juveniles.
  
  
• Montana Supreme Court
  Mandatory jurisdiction in capital criminal and criminal cases. Find direct weblinks to boards, commissions, justices, court rules and self help information.
  
  
• Montana Youth Courts
  Direct weblinks to youth court reports, forms, instructions and more. Courts listed by Judicial District.
  
  
• Montana Treatment Courts
  Montana’s adults, youth and families have benefited from the creation of nine specialty courts that are designed to more holistically address adult, youth and family alcohol and drug offender issues.
  

Montana district courts listed by county. Request records and transcripts of cases including tort, contract, real property rights, mental health, estate, civil appeals, miscellaneous civil, domestic relations, misdemeanor, felony, criminal appeals and juvenile.

Broadwater and Lewis & Clark County District Court

Silver Bow County District Court

Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell Counties District Court

District Court (Mineral and Missoula Counties)

Beaverhead, Jefferson, and Madison Counties District Court

District Courts (Park, and Sweet Grass Counties)

District Court (Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland and Wibaux Counties)

Cascade County District Court

District Court (Glacier, Pondera, Teton and Toole Counties)

District Courts (Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum Counties)

Flathead County District Court

District Court (Chouteau, Hill and Liberty Counties)

District Court (Yellowstone County)

District Courts (Golden Valley, Meagher, Musselshell, and Wheatland Counties)

District Court (Daniels, Sheridan, and Roosevelt Counties)

District Court (Carter, Custer, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River, Rosebud, and Treasure Counties)

District Court (Blaine, Phillips, and Valley Counties)

District Court Gallatin

Lincoln County District Court

District Court (Lake and Sanders Counties)

Ravalli County District Court

District Courts (Big Horn, Carbon, and Stillwater Counties)