Montana Statutes
§ 72-1-101 — Short Title -- Purpose
Montana·Title 72 ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS·Ch. 1 UNIFORM PROBATE CODE GENERAL PROVISIONS·Part 1 Short Title, Definitions, Construction, and General Provisions
72-1-101 . Short title -- purpose.
(1)Chapters 1 through 5 and chapter 16, part 6, shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Probate Code".
(2)(a) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b)The underlying purposes and policies of this code are to:
(i)simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors, and incapacitated persons;
(ii)discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in distribution of the decedent's property;
(iii)promote a speedy and efficient system for liquidating the estate of the decedent and making distribution to the decedent's successors;
(iv)facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts; and
(v)make uniform the law among the vario
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Legislative History
(1)En. 91A-1-101 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-1-101; (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 313, L. 2019.
Nearby Sections
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§ 72-1-101
Short Title -- Purpose§ 72-1-102
Repealed§ 72-1-103
General Definitions§ 72-1-105
Construction Against Implied Repeal§ 72-1-106
Uniform Probate Code To Take Precedence§ 72-1-107
Effective Date -- Applicability§ 72-1-108
Evidence Of Death Or Status§ 72-1-109
Acts By Holder Of General Power§ 72-1-110
Repealed§ 72-1-201
Territorial Application§ 72-1-202
Subject Matter Jurisdiction§ 72-1-204
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