Clerk of Court

Clerk of Court: Marilyn Hutchinson                                                                                                      Back To Home

Clerk Assistant: Tracey Walker

 

Passports

    To obtain a passport or other questions feel free to click on the link below.

            www.travel.state.gov.passport

    What is needed to acquire a passport:

        A certified copy of your birth certificate with a clear seal.

            If you were born in Montana you can go to the Clerk and Recorder office and they can pull up a copy of the certificate, print it off and certify it, regardless of where in Montana you were born.

        Two identical pictures {2x2} on plain light background, printed paper that will withstand the heat of lamination to the passport.  There is more on the web site about pictures.  Some places to get pictures of the right size are: Wal-Mart, Kinkos, Costco, Riggs in Miles City, and Baker Rexall, most places that do one hour photo developing.

To obtain a 10-year passport the following fees are applied:

        $67.00 to Passport services

        $30.00 to Clerk of District Court

    Total: $97.00

            Allow 4 to 6 weeks for your passport to reach you, as the processing time take about this long.

    After you obtain a certified copy of your birth certificate and receive your pictures, come to the Clerk of Court and fill out the form, present some form of I.D. and the clerk will process your application and mail it to the proper place.

    If you have an expired passport that is over 10 years but less than 15 you can come down to the Clerk of Court office and get a new form.  To renew your passport just follow the steps just as if you are getting one for the first time.

    If you are acquiring a passport for someone under the age of 16 the total cost for a 10-year is $82.00 and for a 5-year the cost is $40.00.

Marriage License

    A marriage license can be obtained by filling out the marriage license application.  The legal age to obtain a marriage license is 18 years of age or older.

    A Rubella test is needed for the woman if she is the child bearing age.  There is a waiver of the rubella test that can be signed by both the Bride and Groom acknowledging that  they have been informed of the damage to an unborn child if the mother contracts rubella during the pregnancy.  If you choose to have a pre-marital test done, you need to do this at any medical certified lab.  You then need a certificate, signed by both the Bride and Groom that they have been made aware of the test results.  We accept blood tests from other states.

    We will need to see some form of identification (drivers license, birth certificate, etc. for proof of age).

    If either party has been previously married then a copy of the Divorce Decree or Death Certificate should be presented to obtain a marriage license.

    The total cost of a marriage license is $53.00.  There is no waiting period to get married in the state of Montana, so you can purchase the license and get married the same day.  The Clerk of Court office is open from 8:oo a.m. till 12:00 p.m. and open from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Montana Law Help

    If you wish to file pro see (acting as your own attorney) actions in this Court, then you may pull up forms from the www.montanalawhelp.org website in Helena, Montana that will be accepted in District Court.

State Law Library

    The State Law Library can be accessed through the internet. The website is: http://courts.mt.gov/library . This site gives you access to the Montana State Law Library and is very useful in doing any type of legal research.

Clerk of District Court Fee Schedule

Adoptions - filing petition $105.00
Amendment of Parenting Plan - contested only (does not apply to cases dealing with child support only) $120.00
Appeal from Lower Court - does not apply to small claims cases $30.00
Appeal from District Court to Supreme Court - cost of mailing case to Supreme Court can also be required $5.00
Appearance - for the appearance of each defendant or each respondent $70.00
Authentication/Exemplification - for authenticated or exemplified copies for out of state jurisdictions $6.00
Civil Commencement of Action - for each action or proceeding from the plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant (includes invalidity) $120.00
Certification - for certification with a seal $2.00
Copy of Decree of Dissolution - for each copy of decree (separately filed parenting plans or property settlement agreements not included) (does not include certification) $10.00
Copy of Marriage License - for each copy of a marriage license (does not include certification) $5.00
Declaration of Marriage - for filing and recording the declaration $53.00
Dissolution Commencement of Action - for filing petition (includes summary and joint dissolution) $190.00
Executions/Writs of Assistance/Orders of Sale - for issuance $5.00
Foreign Capital Depository Judgment - for filing the judgment $2,500.00
Foreign Judgment - for filing authenticated copy and docketing (no cost for registering out of state custody decrees & support orders, 40-5-173, MCA) $90.00
Foreign Probate - with certification $85.00
Intervention Complaint - for filing a complaint in intervention $80.00
Judgments - for entry of judgment from prevailing party $45.00
Legal Separation Commencement of Action - for filing the petition $180.00
Marriage License Issuance - for issuing, filing, and recording marriage $53.00
Notarization/Oath and Jurat - for reach notarization with Court seal $1.00
Probate/Guardianship/Conservatorship Commencement of Action - for filing formal/informal or ancillary petition $100.00
Process Server Registration - for registration $100.00
Searches - $2.00 per name per year up to 7 years, $1.00 per name thereafter (no maximum charge limit)  
Substitution of Justice - for each motion filed (not in criminal cases) $100.00
Transcript/Abstract of Judgment - for preparation of a transcript

for filing a transcript from another jurisdiction

$4.00

$45.00

Transmission of record or transfer of a case to another Court - (includes removals to Federal District Court and forwarding appeals to Supreme Court) $5.00
Venue Change - for filing from another district court (incoming)

for sending file to another jurisdiction (outgoing)

$10.00

$5.00

 

 

 

Superintendent of School

Montana

Association of

County

School

Superintendents

    Elected county officials serving Montana

                        Students

                        Parents

                        Teachers

                        Administrators

                        Taxpayers

    For over one hundred years

        The office of County Superintendent of Schools is provided by and for the people living in the county.  The Superintendent is expected to provide the best possible educational setting for all schools in the county.  The office is a service agency that responds to local needs and provides professional and educational leadership.

 

Administrative

Carry out duties prescribed by the Legislature, Board of Public Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

As a county government official and county school officer, provide general supervision of public schools in the county.

Assist trustees with school supervision.

Advise and direct teachers on instruction, pupil discipline and other duties of the teacher.

Visit schools at the request of the trustees.

Consult with the trustees on all school matters that may be found during the observation of the school or may otherwise come to their attention.

Provide for supervision to any school with an enrollment fewer that 150 students and not under the supervision of a district superintendent or principle.

Administer oaths of office to trustees.

Provide other services to districts that fall within the scope of state statues.

Promote educational growth and improvement.

Legal

Hear and decide all matters of controversy arising as a result of decisions of the trustees of a district in a county.

Finance

As Chief County School financial Officer calculate budgets and levies for the following:

                                General fund

                                Transportation fund

                                Retirement fund

                                Tuition fund

                                Bus Depreciation

                                Adult Education

                                Debt Service

                                Building Reserve

                                Certify district ANB

                                Compile annual financial report

                                Distribute County Equalization revenues

Other Duties

Chairman of the County Transportation Committee

Member of High School Boundary Commission of the County

Attendance officer for a district under prescribed conditions

Recordkeeping

Record all official acts:

                                School district organization

                                School district alteration

                                School district abandonment

                                Establishment of nominating districts

                                Distribution of federal and state revenue

                                Distribution of private revenue

                                Teacher supervision and evaluation

                                School controversies/hearings

                                County Transportation Committee acts

Record and preserve records:

                                Attendance agreements

                                Transportation contracts

                                Student enrollment/attendance records

                                Fall reports

                                Election data (trustee, mill levy, and bond)

                                Student records

                                Preliminary/final budgets

                                Trustee annual reports

                                School district audits

                                Personnel records

                                Home school registrations

Register:

                                Register all professional certificates

                                Bus driver certificates

                                Bus inspection certificates

                                Clerk appointments

                                Trustee's certificate of election

                                Trustee's oath of office

 

Trustees and Clerks:          

                                        District 1    Hammond School/Hawks Home School            427-5438          HC14 Box 284; Hammond, MT  59322

                                                 Name:                       Year for Reelection:            Number:                Address:

                                                Helen King-Chair                 08                              775-6443              Box 16; Hammond, MT  59332

                                                Chuch Waterland                 09                             828-4060              HC 56 Box 58; Alzada, MT  59311

                                                Jennifer Powers                  10                              749-4038              P.O. Box 343; Hammond, MT  59332

                                                Joy Price-Clerk                    08                              427-5404             HC 49 Box15; Hammond, MT  59332

   

                                        District 56    Alzada School        828-4445        P.O. Box 8; Alzada, MT  59311

                                                Kimberly Olind-Chair          09                              828-4414             P.O. Box 12; Alzada, MT  59311

                                                Esther Watkins                    08                              828-4512             P.O. Box 44; Alzada, MT  59311

                                                Kelcie Lawrence                 10                              828-4044             P.O. Box 55; Alzada, MT  59311

                                                Alicia Olson-Clerk               08                              828-4554            HCR 50 Box 18; Alzada, MT  59311

 

 

                                        Unified Board

                                                    Ekalaka Elementary District #15     775-8765        Fax: 406-775-8769

                                                    Carter County High School       P.O. Box 458; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                                                Sally Young-Chair                08                               775-6669            2175 Mill Iron RD; Mill Iron, MT  59324

                                                Les Kreitel                            10                               775-6849            Box 243; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                                                Noralla Thomas        (3)       08                               828-4489            HC 50 Box 15; Alzada, MT  59311

                                                J.O. Tooke                            10                               775-6580            Box 113; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                                                Dave Wolff                (2)       09                               775-6341            1751 Hwy 323; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                                                Georgia Bruski         (4)       09                               775-8783            P.O. Box 87; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                                                Helen King                            10                               775-6443            Box 16; Hammond, MT 59332

                                                Lora Tauck-Clerk                 08                               775-8765            P.O. Box 458; Ekalaka, MT  59324

                                                Vicki Fix-Sec.                                                          775-8767            P.O. Box 458; Ekalaka, MT  59324