§ 53-4-201 Definitions
§ 53-4-202 Cash assistance to be in effect in all counties
§ 53-4-203 Repealed
§ 53-4-209 Montana parents as scholars program — department duties
§ 53-4-210 Tribal family assistance plan
§ 53-4-211 Administration of programs funded under temporary assistance for needy families block grant
§ 53-4-212 Department to adopt rules
§ 53-4-213 Department rules binding
§ 53-4-214 Distribution of copies of law and forms by department
§ 53-4-215 Cooperation with federal government
§ 53-4-216 Repealed
§ 53-4-217 Repealed
§ 53-4-221 State administration
§ 53-4-222 County administration subject to rules prescribed by department
§ 53-4-223 Repealed
§ 53-4-231 Eligibility
§ 53-4-232 Application for assistance
§ 53-4-233 Eligibility determination for applications
§ 53-4-234 Repealed
§ 53-4-235 Repealed
§ 53-4-236 Repealed
§ 53-4-237 Stepparent resources and income
§ 53-4-241 Amount of assistance determined by department rules
§ 53-4-242 Periodic reconsideration of assistance
§ 53-4-243 Repealed
§ 53-4-244 Payments to person interested in child’s welfare in lieu of special guardianship
§ 53-4-245 Payments to Indians not to be decreased because of certain sums received by enrolled tribal members
§ 53-4-246 Repealed
§ 53-4-247 Repealed
§ 53-4-248 Parents liable to department for public assistance payments
§ 53-4-249 Repealed
§ 53-4-250 Repealed
§ 53-4-255 Repealed
§ 53-4-256 Repealed
§ 53-4-257 Repealed
§ 53-4-260 Child support payment pass-through and income disregard
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 53 > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- General Provisions

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Several: means two or more. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203