Bates v. Neva

December 23 2014 DA 14-0171 Case Number: DA 14-0171 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

2014 MT 336

JIM BATES, Petitioner and Appellant, v. LAURA LEE NEVA, Respondent and Appellee. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial District, In and For the County of Stillwater, Cause No. DV 12-39 Honorable Brenda Gilbert, Presiding Judge COUNSEL OF RECORD: For Appellant: Jim Bates, self-represented, Fishtail, Montana For Appellee: Patricia D. Peterman; Michael F. McGuinness, Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, PLLC, Billings, Montana Submitted on Briefs: December 12, 2014…