72-3-105. Interested persons’ rights of application and petition. Persons interested in decedent‘s estate may apply to the clerk for determination in the informal proceedings provided in chapter 3, part 2, and may petition the court for orders in formal proceedings within the court’s jurisdiction, including but not limited to those described in chapter 3, parts 3 and 4.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 72-3-105

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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.