Legal Notices
RAVALLI COUNTY ATTORNEY
Bill Fulbright, County
Attorney Ravalli County Courthouse 205 Bedford Street, Suite C Hamilton, MT 59840
E-mail: countyattorney@ rc.mt.gov
Phone: (406) 375-6750
Fax: (406) 375-6731
MONTANA TWEN-
TY-FIRST JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF:
J.J.P., A YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE
Cause No. DN 25-8 Dept. 1 SUMMONS / CITATION FOR PUBLICATION
TO: James Stanley Patterson
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Petition for Emergency Protective Services, Adjudication of Child as Youth in Need of Care, and Temporary Legal Custody (“the Petition”) regarding, J.J.P, the child who is the subject of the above-captioned proceedings brought pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 3 of the Montana Code Annotated, has been fled in Cause No. DN-25-8 in Montana
Twenty-First Judicial District Court, in Ravalli County by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division (CFS), located at 108 Pinkney St, Hamilton, MT 59840. The Petition requests that CFS be granted the following relief: Emergency Protective Services; Adjudication as a Youth in Need of Care; A Determination that Preservation / Reunifcation Eforts Need Not Be Provided; Termination of Parental Rights; and Permanent Legal Custody. A copy of the Petition is fled with the Clerk of District Court for Ravalli County, (406) 3756710 and is hereby served upon you at this time. The child who is the subject of the proceedings, J.J.P. was born on June 16, 2010. The child’s mother is Cassandra Janette Fisher. The children’s father is James Stanley Patterson.
NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear at the hearing regarding the Petition that is set on the 18th day of June, 2025 at 2:30 p.m., at the Ravalli County Courthouse located at 205 Bedford St., Hamilton, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why CFS should not be granted the relief requested in the Petition.
NOTICE: Your failure to appear at the hearing will constitute a denial of interest in the child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Petition.
You have the right to be represented by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to aford an attorney, the Court will have an attorney appointed to represent you.
WITNESS the Clerk of Court and the seal of the Court afxed this 22nd day of May, 2025.
(COURT SEAL) /s/ Paige Trautwein
Clerk of Court
BS 5-28, 6-4, 6-11-25. MNAXLP
Daniel Browder, Esq. BROWDER LAW, PLLC
217 N. 3rd St., Ste. J Hamilton, MT 59840
Phone: 406-361-3677
Fax: 406-361-2999
Email: browderlawmont@gmail.com
Attorney for Scott Weyl
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MONICA
M. BLUE, or MONICA GRAINGER BLUE, Deceased.
Cause No. DP-2025-62
Dept. No. 1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that Scott Weyl has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, Scott Weyl, return receipt requested, ℅: Browder Law PLLC, 217 North Third Street, Suite J, Hamilton, MT 59840, or fled with the Clerk of the above Court.
DATED this 22nd day of May, 2025. BROWDER LAW, PLLC /s/ Daniel Browder,
Attorney for Personal Representative BS 5-28, 6-4, 6-11-25. MNAXLP
Daniel Browder, Esq. BROWDER LAW, PLLC 217 N. 3rd St., Ste. J Hamilton, MT 59840
Phone: 406-361-3677
Fax: 406-361-2999
Email: browderlawmont@gmail.com
Attorney for Darrell G. Hunt
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLOYCE G. HUNT, Deceased. Cause No. DP-2025-63
Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Darrell G. Hunt has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, Darrel G. Hunt, return receipt requested, ℅: Browder Law PLLC, 217 North Third Street, Suite J, Hamilton, MT 59840, or fled with the Clerk of the above Court.
DATED this 22nd day of May, 2025. BROWDER LAW, PLLC /s/ Daniel Browder, Attorney for Personal Representative BS 5-28, 6-4, 6-11-25. MNAXLP
Daniel Browder, Esq. BROWDER LAW, PLLC 217 N. 3rd St., Ste. J Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: 406-361-3677
Fax: 406-361-2999
Email: browderlawmont@gmail.com
Attorney for Steven D. Nordstrom
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEA R. NORDSTROM, Deceased. Cause No. DP-2025-64
Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Steven D. Nordstrom has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, Steven D. Nordstrom, return receipt requested, ℅: Browder
Law PLLC, 217 North Third Street, Suite J, Hamilton, MT 59840, or fled with the Clerk of the above Court.
DATED this 29th day of May, 2025.
BROWDER LAW, PLLC /s/ Daniel Browder
Attorney for Personal Representative
BS 6-4, 6-11, 6-18-25.
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NOTICE
The 2025 Personal Property Tax bills have been mailed.
Taxes are due payable before 5 PM are due June 30, 2025.
Mail payments must be postmarked by June 30, 2025 or the payment will be returned for additional charges. Please make checks payable to the Ravalli County Treasurer. Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover are accepted. Now accepting On-line payments at www.ravallicounty.mt.gov
Ravalli County Treasurer
Dan Whitesitt, Treasurer
215 S 4th St. Ste H
Hamilton MT 59840
406-375-6600
BS 6-4, 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25.
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NOTICE
The frst half of the 2025 Mobile Home Taxes are due payable before 5 pm June 30, 2025. We have a Night Drop located at North end of Administration Building in drive thru. Mailed payments must be postmarked by June 30, 2025 or the payment will be returned for penalty and interest. Please make checks payable to the Ravalli wderCounty Treasurer. Master Card, Visa, Discover and American Express cards are accepted. Also accepting online payments at www. Ravalli.us/196/Property-Tax. Paying with Credit/Debit card will include a 2.15% convenience fee and $1.25 Transaction Fee.
Ravalli County Treasurer Dan Whitesitt 215 S 4th St Ste H Hamilton MT 59840 406-375-6600
BS 6-4, 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25.
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PUBLIC HEARING
PRELIMINARY
BUDGET HEARING FOR RAVALLI COUNTY
The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will hold a public hearing on the Preliminary County Operating Budget beginning Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 9:00 AM in the Commissioners Conference Room located at 215 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT. on the 3rd Floor. The Commissioners have compiled the Preliminary Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 and the budget is on fle and open for inspection in the Ravalli County Commissioners Ofce located at 215 S. 4th Street, Suite A, (3rd foor), Hamilton, MT. Budgets can be taken out of order listed below, and may be continued into the next date and/or time session if necessary: Commissioners, Justice Court #1, Justice Court #2, General Fund Variable Costs, Treasurer, Forester, Clerk & Recorder/Records Preservation/County Supt of Schools, Finance, County Attorney, Ofce of Emergency Management, Public Health Nurse/ PHEP/MCH/Immunization, Environmental Health, Information Technology, Human Resources, Safety Coordinator, Central Supply, Contributions to Communities, Facilities, Road, Bridge, Weed Control, Fair, Airport, Clerk of District Court, Juvenile Detention, Comprehensive Insurance, Parks, Library, Cemetery, Planning, GIS, Mental Health, Valley Veterans, Economic Development, Extension, Public Safety, Jail Diversion,
Animal Protection & Control, Records Retention, Old Courthouse Maintenance, Ravalli County Museum, and 911 County & Enhanced.
Any taxpayer or resident may appear at the hearing and be heard for or against any part of the proposed preliminary budget. The Final Budget will be approved and adopted by Resolution on Thursday, September 04, 2025, at 1:00 PM. If you have any questions, please contact the Commissioner’s Ofce at 375-6500, email at commissioners@rc.mt.gov or at the above address. Chris Taggart Commissioners Administrative Assistant BS 6-4, 6-11-25.
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LEGAL NOTICE AP of Sunnyside Orchards No.4, Lot 5A, Block 17, A 7 Lot Major Subdivision. Ravalli County has received an amendment application for a 7-lot residential major subdivision on 7.7 acres. The subdivision previously received preliminary approval from the Board of County Commissioners on December 6th, 2023. The amendment proposes modifcations to the road layout on Lot 5A1. The Planning Department has found the amended application sufcient. The property is located near the intersection of Three Mile Creek Road and Hoover Lane in Stevensville, MT. The applicant is Russell Giese and is represented by IMEG Corp. Information describing the proposal is available for inspection at the Planning Department, in the County Administrative Center, 215 S. 4th St., Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840 and a copy of the preliminary plat is available on our website at https://ravalli.us/178/ Subdivisions-Exemptions. Written comments are encouraged to be submitted to the Planning Department prior to the below meeting, and will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). The Ravalli County Planning Board will hold a Public Meeting to review the proposed amendments on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room (Third Floor) at the County Administrative Center (215 S. Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT 59840). The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will conduct a site visit on Monday July 7th, 2025 at 1:30 pm at the project site. The BCC will also hold a Public Hearing to review the proposed amendments on Thursday July 24th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room (Third Floor) at the County Administrative Center (215 S. Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT 59840). The public may comment verbally, or in writing, at the meeting. Comments and information submitted at the public meeting/hearing will be considered in the decision on the subdivision. BS 6-4, 6-11-25.
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RFP FOR IT SERVICES FOR THE TOWN OF STEVENSVILLE
Proposals will be received at the Town Hall 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, MT 59870, until June 24, 2025, at 5:00 pm local time. Original copies must be submitted in a sealed envelope; no faxed or electronic bids will be accepted. Received bids will be publicly opened and read aloud during the council meeting on Thursday June 26, 2025, at 6:30 pm. The proposal will be awarded at the council meeting on Thursday July 10, 2025, at 6:30 pm.
Additional information about this request for proposal can be viewed on
the town’s website townofstevensville.com or by contacting the town clerk at 406-777-5271 ext. 102 Jenelle Berthoud, Town Clerk BS 6-4, 6-18-25. MNAXLP
Megan S. Winderl CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C. 99 Marcus St. 3rd FL Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 218-4888 meganw@cwlawmt.com pleadings@cwlawmt. com
Attorneys for Petitioner MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: JESSICA SCHUELER, Petitioner, vs. MYNOR ROBERTO RABRE CEBALLOS, Respondent. Cause No. DR-41-20050000101-DU
Dept. No. 1 Howard F. Recht SUMMONS AND AUTOMATIC ECONOMIC RESTRAINING ORDER THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO: YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is fled in the ofce of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons, and to fle your answer and serve a copy of your answer upon the Petitioner within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Petition.
TO PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT: Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. §40-4-121(3), It is hereby ordered that:
(1) The parties are restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, and marital property, except:
(a) for expenses necessary to reasonably maintain the marital standard of living or for the necessities of life, such as food, clothing, shelter, necessary health care expenses, transportation to and from work, and child care, taking into consideration additional living expenses arising out of a party obtaining a second household and current available income.
(b) in the customary and usual course of operating an existing business; or
(c) for the purpose of paying a reasonable amount for professional fees and costs relating to a proceeding under Title 40, chapter 1, part 4, Title 40, chapter 4, or Title 40, chapter 15.
(2) Each party shall fle a notice with the court of any proposed extraordinary expenditure, proposed revocation of a nonprobate transfer, or proposed elimination of a right of survivorship to property at least 14 days before the action is taken.
(a) It must include notice: (i) the proposed action and when the action is intended to occur; (ii) how the proposed action may impact the marital estate; and (iii) why the proposed action is necessary at that time.
(b) The notice is not sufcient unless the notice contains the following statement: “The moving party’s proposed action will be permitted without further proceedings or order of the court unless within 14 days of the date of fling of the notice you fle with the court and serve on all persons entitled to notice a response
objecting to the proposed action, which states the reasons for your objection.”
(c) If the other party fles an objection to the proposed action before the expiration of the 14-day period, the party proposing to take the action is prohibited from taking the proposed action until the court rules on the proposed action.
(d) The burden of justifying the proposed action is on the party proposing the action. The court may award reasonable attorney fees if a party makes an unreasonable request for or a unreasonable objection to the proposed action.
(e) A “nonprobate transfer” means an instrument, other than a will, that makes the transfer of property on death, including a revocable trust, a pay-ondeath account in a fnancial institution, a transfer on death registration of personal property, or revocable transfer on death deed.
(3) The parties are restrained from:
(a) canceling jointly held credit card or terminating signatory authority of the other party on a credit card; (b) incurring unreasonable debt, including but not limited to further borrowing against any credit line secured by the family residence, further encumbrancing of any assets, or unreasonably using credit cards or cash advances against credit cards, except as provided for in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c) or subsection (2); (c) except as allowed by subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c) or subsection (2), making any withdrawal for any purpose or borrowing from any deferred compensation, retirement, profit-sharing, pension, death, or other employee beneft plan or employee savings plan or from any individual retirement account or Keough account; (d) except as allowed by subsection (1)(a) through (1) (c) or subsection (2), withdrawing or borrowing in any manner all or any part of the cash surrender value of any life insurance policies on either party or any of their children;
(e) changing or in any manner altering the benefciary designation on any life insurance policies on either party or their children or changing or in any manner altering the benefciary on any other account or asset;
(f) canceling, altering, or allowing to lapse any existing property, life automobile, or health insurance policies insuring the parties’ or children’s property or persons;
(g) negotiating any instrument, check, draft, income tax refund, insurance payment, or dividends payable jointly to the parties or individually to the other party without the personal signature or prior written consent of the other party;
(h) opening, diverting, or withholding mail, e-mail, or other electronic communications addressed to the other party, except a party may open e-mail, or other electronic communications addressed to both parties or submit a notice of change of the party’s individual mail, e-mail, or other electronic addresses; and (i) without objectively reasonable justifcation, intentionally or knowingly damaging or destroying the property of the parties or of either party during the pendency of this action, specifcally including but not limited to any electronically stored materials, electronic communications, or fnancial records, without order of the court of written consent of the other party. (4) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a party is not restrained from:
(a) creating, modifying, or revoking a will; (b) revoking or changing
a power of attorney; or
(c) creating an unfunded revocable or irrevocable trust.
(5) This order does not adversely afect the rights, title, or interest of a purchaser, encumbrancer, or lessee for value if the purchaser, encumbrancer, or lessee does not have actual knowledge of this order.
(6) The court may expand, limit, modify, or revoke this order, and nothing prevents either party from requesting such relief. Furthermore, the parties, with joint agreement, may waive in writing some or all of the provisions of this order.
(7) The parties shall serve preliminary fnancial disclosures within 60 days of service of the petition for dissolution, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or legal separation pursuant to §40-4-252.
(8) This order is binding on the petitioner on fling of the petition, and this order is binding on the respondent on service of the petition.
(9) In issuing any temporary orders or in a fnal decree, the court may consider any action taken by the petitioner within a reasonable time prior to fling of the petition that would otherwise have constituted a violation of this order had this order been issued at the time.
(10) Except as otherwise ordered by the court, this order is dissolved on dismissal of the action or grating of the declaration of invalidity, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or other fnal order.
(11) Failure to follow this automatic economic restraining order is subject to enforcement by the court, on a motion to the court. The court may issue any appropriate enforcement order as set forth in [section 1(4)], including, if appropriate, sanction and all remedies for contempt of court.
(12) An automatic economic restraining order entered pursuant to this section, unless otherwise ordered by the court, is dissolved upon dismissal of the action or granting of the petitioner for declaration of invalidity, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or other fnal order.
(13) Nothing in this section precludes a party from applying to the court for an order to expand, limit, modify, or revoke the automatic economic restraining order
(14) If a party fails to comply with the automatic restraining order, the other party may move the court to grant an appropriate order, including, if appropriate, sanctions and all remedies for contempt of court.
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER MCA §§ 45-5-220 OR 45-5-626.
DATED: May 7, 2025. /s/ Paige Trautwein, Clerk of Court By: Damien Smith, Deputy BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25. MNAXLP
William J. Nelson, Esq. Nelson Law Ofce PLLC 217 North 3rd Street, Suite J Hamilton, MT 59840 Telephone: (406) 3633181
Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF: GEORGIA MARCELLA BRISENDINE, Deceased. Cause No. DP-2025-06 Dept. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, MELISSA S. COLLINS, return receipt requested, c/o Nelson Law Ofce PLLC , 217 North Third Street, Suite J,
Hamilton, MT 59840, or fled with the Clerk of the above Court.
DATED this 3rd day of June 2025. /s/ William J. Nelson
Attorney for Personal Representative /s/ Melissa S. Collins Personal Representative BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25. MNAXLP
Kory Gassmann PO Box 126
Hamilton, MT 59840
Kory@comfortsolutionsmt.com
406-961-4328
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL JOHN GASSMANN, Decedent.
Cause No. DP-25-54
Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, Kory Gassmann, PO Box 126, Hamilton, Montana 59840, return receipt requested, or fled with the Clerk of the above Court.
DATED this 29th day of May, 2025.
/s/ Kory Michael Gassmann
State of Montana ) :ss County of Ravalli )
This instrument was signed or acknowledged before me on May 29th, 2025, by Kory Michael Gassmann. /s/ Kelly Williams
Notary Public of the State of Montana BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Ravalli County Transportation Committee will meet (via email) on the 25th of June, 2025 to approve/make adjustments to school transportation routes and approve any individual transportation contracts for the 2025-26 school year. If you have any questions or comments regarding any school district’s bus routes, please send them to the Ravalli County Superintendent of Schools, 215 South 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840 or email them to recorder@ rc.mt.gov or call Regina Plettenberg 375-6555, before June 25th. BS 6-11-25.
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William J. Nelson, Esq. Nelson Law Ofce PLLC 217 North 3rd Street, Suite J Hamilton, MT 59840 Telephone: (406) 3633181
Attorney for Personal Representative
MONTANA TWENTY FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF: GEORGIA MARCELLA BRISENDINE, Deceased. Cause No. DP-2025-06 Dept. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, MELISSA S. COLLINS, return receipt requested, c/o Nelson Law Ofce PLLC , 217 North Third Street, Suite J, Hamilton, MT 59840, or fled with the Clerk of the above Court.
DATED this 3rd day of June 2025.
/s/ William J. Nelson
Attorney for Personal Representative
/s/ Melissa S. Collins
Personal Representative
BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25. MNAXLP
Megan S. Winderl
CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C. 99 Marcus St. 3rd FL Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 218-4888
meganw@cwlawmt.com pleadings@cwlawmt. com
Attorneys for Petitioner
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: JESSICA SCHUELER, Petitioner, vs. MYNOR ROBERTO RABRE CEBALLOS, Respondent.
Cause No. DR-41-20050000101-DU
Dept. No. 1
Howard F. Recht
SUMMONS AND AUTOMATIC ECONOMIC RESTRAINING ORDER
THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO:
YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is fled in the ofce of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons, and to fle your answer and serve a copy of your answer upon the Petitioner within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service.
If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Petition. TO PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT:
Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. §40-4-121(3), It is hereby ordered that:
(1) The parties are restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, and marital property, except:
(a) for expenses necessary to reasonably maintain the marital standard of living or for the necessities of life, such as food, clothing, shelter, necessary health care expenses, transportation to and from work, and child care, taking into consideration additional living expenses arising out of a party obtaining a second household and current available income.
(b) in the customary and usual course of operating an existing business; or (c) for the purpose of paying a reasonable amount for professional fees and costs relating to a proceeding under Title 40, chapter 1, part 4, Title 40, chapter 4, or Title 40, chapter 15.
(2) Each party shall fle a notice with the court of any proposed extraordinary expenditure, proposed revocation of a nonprobate transfer, or proposed elimination of a right of survivorship to property at least 14 days before the action is taken.
(a) It must include notice:
(i) the proposed action and when the action is intended to occur; (ii) how the proposed action may impact the marital estate; and (iii) why the proposed action is necessary at that time.
(b) The notice is not sufcient unless the notice contains the following statement: “The moving party’s proposed action will be permitted without further proceedings or order of the court unless within 14 days of the date of fling of the notice you fle with the court and serve on all persons entitled to notice a response objecting to the proposed action, which states the reasons for your objection.”
(c) If the other party fles an objection to the proposed action before the expiration of the 14-day period, the party proposing to take the action is prohibited from taking the proposed action until the court rules on the proposed action.
(d) The burden of justifying the proposed action is on the party proposing
the action. The court may award reasonable attorney fees if a party makes an unreasonable request for or a unreasonable objection to the proposed action.
(e) A “nonprobate transfer” means an instrument, other than a will, that makes the transfer of property on death, including a revocable trust, a pay-ondeath account in a fnancial institution, a transfer on death registration of personal property, or revocable transfer on death deed.
(3) The parties are restrained from:
(a) canceling jointly held credit card or terminating signatory authority of the other party on a credit card;
(b) incurring unreasonable debt, including but not limited to further borrowing against any credit line secured by the family residence, further encumbrancing of any assets, or unreasonably using credit cards or cash advances against credit cards, except as provided for in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c) or subsection (2);
(c) except as allowed by subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c) or subsection (2), making any withdrawal for any purpose or borrowing from any deferred compensation, retirement, profit-sharing, pension, death, or other employee beneft plan or employee savings plan or from any individual retirement account or Keough account;
(d) except as allowed by subsection (1)(a) through (1) (c) or subsection (2), withdrawing or borrowing in any manner all or any part of the cash surrender value of any life insurance policies on either party or any of their children;
(e) changing or in any manner altering the benefciary designation on any life insurance policies on either party or their children or changing or in any manner altering the benefciary on any other account or asset;
(f) canceling, altering, or allowing to lapse any existing property, life automobile, or health insurance policies insuring the parties’ or children’s property or persons;
(g) negotiating any instrument, check, draft, income tax refund, insurance payment, or dividends payable jointly to the parties or individually to the other party without the personal signature or prior written consent of the other party;
(h) opening, diverting, or withholding mail, e-mail, or other electronic communications addressed to the other party, except a party may open e-mail, or other electronic communications addressed to both parties or submit a notice of change of the party’s individual mail, e-mail, or other electronic addresses; and
(i) without objectively reasonable justifcation, intentionally or knowingly damaging or destroying the property of the parties or of either party during the pendency of this action, specifcally including but not limited to any electronically stored materials, electronic communications, or fnancial records, without order of the court of written consent of the other party.
(4) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a party is not restrained from:
(a) creating, modifying, or revoking a will;
(b) revoking or changing a power of attorney; or
(c) creating an unfunded revocable or irrevocable trust.
(5) This order does not adversely afect the rights, title, or interest of a purchaser, encumbrancer, or lessee for value if the purchaser, encumbrancer, or lessee does not have actual knowledge of this order.
(6) The court may expand, limit, modify, or revoke this order, and nothing prevents either party from requesting such relief. Furthermore, the parties, with joint agreement, may waive in writing some or all of the provisions of this order.
(7) The parties shall serve preliminary fnancial disclosures within 60 days of service of the petition for dissolution, declaration
of invalidity of marriage, or legal separation pursuant to §40-4-252.
(8) This order is binding on the petitioner on fling of the petition, and this order is binding on the respondent on service of the petition.
(9) In issuing any temporary orders or in a fnal decree, the court may consider any action taken by the petitioner within a reasonable time prior to fling of the petition that would otherwise have constituted a violation of this order had this order been issued at the time.
(10) Except as otherwise ordered by the court, this order is dissolved on dismissal of the action or grating of the declaration of invalidity, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or other fnal order.
(11) Failure to follow this automatic economic restraining order is subject to enforcement by the court, on a motion to the court. The court may issue any appropriate enforcement order as set forth in [section 1(4)], including, if appropriate, sanction and all remedies for contempt of court.
(12) An automatic economic restraining order entered pursuant to this section, unless otherwise ordered by the court, is dissolved upon dismissal of the action or granting of the petitioner for declaration of invalidity, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or other fnal order.
(13) Nothing in this section precludes a party from applying to the court for an order to expand, limit, modify, or revoke the automatic economic restraining order (14) If a party fails to comply with the automatic restraining order, the other party may move the court to grant an appropriate order, including, if appropriate, sanctions and all remedies for contempt of court.
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER MCA §§ 45-5-220 OR 45-5-626.
DATED: May 7, 2025. /s/ Paige Trautwein, Clerk of Court By: Damien Smith, Deputy BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25. MNAXLP
Megan S. Winderl CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C. 99 Marcus Street, 3rd Floor Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 218-4888 meganw@cwlawmt.com pleadings@cwlawmt. com
Attorneys for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of JEANE DORTCH BRUTON, Deceased.
Probate No. DP-412025-0000068-II Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Marilyn De Salvo and Clay C. Cherry, the Co-Personal Representatives, in care of CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C., 99 Marcus St. 3rd FL, Hamilton, MT 59840 or fled with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated this 22nd day of May, 2025. /s/ Marilyn De Salvo Co-Personal Representative /s/ Clay C. Cherry Co-Personal Representative CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C.
Attorney for Personal Representative By: Megan S. Winderl BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25.
MNAXLP
Megan S. Winderl
CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C. 99 Marcus Street, 3rd Floor Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 218-4888
meganw@cwlawmt.com pleadings@cwlawmt. com
Attorneys for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of CAROLYN LEE DORTCH, Deceased. Probate No. DP-412025-0000067-II Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the frst publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Marilyn De Salvo and Clay C. Cherry, the Co-Personal Representatives, in care of CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C., 99 Marcus St. 3rd FL, Hamilton, MT 59840 or fled with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated this 22nd day of May, 2025. /s/ Marilyn De Salvo Co-Personal Representative /s/ Clay C. Cherry Co-Personal Representative
CHOUINARD & WINDERL, P.C.
Attorney for Personal Representative By: Megan S. Winderl BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25-25. MNAXLP
Montana 21st Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of Teena Barton, Teena Barton, Petitioner. Cause No.: DV-41-20250000181-NC Dept. 1 Howard F. Recht
NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE
This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a name change from Teena Louise Barton to Teena Louse Reynolds. The hearing will be on July 16, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the courthouse in Ravalli County.
DATED this 2nd day of June, 2025. /s/ Paige Trautwein Clerk of District Court By: Janenne Sorenson Deputy Clerk of Court BS 6-11, 6-18, 6-25, 7-2-25. MNAXLP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is Hereby Given that the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a Public Hearing on June 26, 2025 @ 6:30 pm for Resolution No. 568, adopting town hall business hours for Fridays be 8:00am-12:00pm. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding the hours of operation for Fridays at town hall. Comments can also be given to the Town Clerk at PO Box 30, Stevensville, MT 59870, email townclerk@townofstevensville. gov<mailto:townclerk@ townofstevensville.gov> or before 5:00 pm in person on the scheduled Town Council meeting day. Questions, comments or more information may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at 406-777-5271 ext. 102. Attest: Jenelle S. Berthoud, Town Clerk BS 6-11, 6-18-25. MNAXLP