§ 72-3-201 Applications to be verified
§ 72-3-202 Required contents of application
§ 72-3-203 Probate and appointment under will — additional information required
§ 72-3-204 Appointment in intestacy — additional information required
§ 72-3-205 Application for appointment of successor personal representative
§ 72-3-211 Informal probate — notice requirements
§ 72-3-212 Informal probate — clerk to make findings
§ 72-3-213 Rules for grant or denial of informal probate
§ 72-3-214 Power of clerk to deny informal probate — effect of denial
§ 72-3-215 Clerk to issue statement of informal probate — effect — procedural defect not to void probate
§ 72-3-220 Nondomiciliary decedent — will filed and not probated in domiciliary state
§ 72-3-221 Informal appointment — notice requirements
§ 72-3-222 Informal appointment — clerk to make findings
§ 72-3-223 Rules for denial of informal appointment
§ 72-3-224 Informal appointment — power of clerk to deny — effect of denial
§ 72-3-225 Duty of clerk to make appointment — effect
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 72 > Chapter 3 > Part 2 - Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203