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Montana marriage fee funds state violence program
Montana uses part of the $14 marriage license surcharge to finance its Domestic Violence Program, directing about $100,000 yearly to 15 local projects including Mercy Home in Great Falls and Missoula's Women's Place. The program notes underreporting due to stigma and confidentiality laws, with 2,629 abused wives counted in 1980 and 2,430 in 1981, plus 152 battered husbands in 1980 and 151 in 1981.
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Tom Lacery
Associated Press
Helena, Mont
Montana
Mary Lou Buchman
Glasgow
Madison County
Mercy Home
Great Falls
Missoula
Women’s Place
Helena
Friendship Center
Joan
Center
Nancy Feld
Elly Cummins
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Tiny Twin Bridges
Bozeman
Butte
Dillon