Mont. Judicial Branch, Answering Your Landlord's Complaint to Evict You

Answering Your Landlord’s Complaint to Evict You, Page 6 of 21, including instructions and forms.
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 □ On the Judgment form, you will fill in only the caption. You need to
use the same name of the court at the top of your landlord’s
Complaint. The judge will fill out the rest. The caption looks like this:

In the (check one box and fill in the blanks for the court where you are filing):

□ Justice Court of County,
(county of court where you are filing)
□ City Court of ,
(city of court where you are filing)
□ Municipal Court of ,
(city of court where you are filing)
□ Judicial District Court of County,
(number of district) (county of court where you are filing)
State of Montana

, Cause No.:
(name of your landlord)
Plaintiff, Dept. No.:
v. (filled out by court)
,
(your name) Name of Form
Defendant(s).

2 Make Copies
Make two copies of your completed Answer including any
attachments.

□ Make one copy of the Judgment.

3 File the Forms at the Courthouse
Go to the office of Clerk of Court where your landlord filed the
Complaint.

□ If you cannot afford the fee for filing your Answer, fill out the
Statement of Inability to Pay Court Costs or ask the Clerk of Court
for that form. The form may be called something different in your court.

□ File your original Answer with the clerk.