Montana Code 72-1-202. Subject matter jurisdiction
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72-1-202. Subject matter jurisdiction. (1) To the full extent permitted by the constitution, the court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 72-1-202
- 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.
(a)estates of decedents, including construction of wills and determination of heirs and successors of decedents, and estates of protected persons; and
(b)protection of minors and incapacitated persons.
(2)The court has full power to make orders, judgments, and decrees and take all other action necessary and proper to administer justice in the matters which come before it.