Montana Statutes
§ 72-1-203 — Venue -- Multiple Proceedings -- Transfer
Montana·Title 72 ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS·Ch. 1 UNIFORM PROBATE CODE GENERAL PROVISIONS·Part 2 Scope, Jurisdiction, and Courts
72-1-203 . Venue -- multiple proceedings -- transfer.
(1)Where venue for a proceeding under this code may lie in more than one county in the state, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.
(2)If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, ward, or trust are commenced in more than one court of this state, the court in which the proceeding was first commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in abeyance until the question of venue is decided, and if the ruling court determines that venue is properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court.
(3)If a court finds that, as a matter of law or in the interest of justice, a proceeding or a file should be located
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Legislative History
En. 91A-1-303 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-1-303.
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Uniform Probate Code To Take Precedence§ 72-1-107
Effective Date -- Applicability§ 72-1-108
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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Repealed§ 72-1-201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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