Montana Code 72-16-502. Definition of decedent
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72-16-502. Definition of decedent. For the purposes of this part, a decedent is one who dies leaving no property that requires the appointment of a personal representative and who:
Terms Used In Montana Code 72-16-502
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
(1)was the owner of a life estate that terminated at death; or
(2)was the owner of property with another or others as a joint tenant with right of survivorship and not as a tenant in common.