Montana § 72-2-125 Parent Barred From Inheriting In Certain Circumstances

Montana Statutes

§ 72-2-125 — Parent Barred From Inheriting In Certain Circumstances

Montana § 72-2-125

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

Ch. 2UPC -- INTESTACY, WILLS, AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS

Part 1Intestate Succession

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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-2-125 (2026).

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72-2-125 . Parent barred from inheriting in certain circumstances.

(1)A parent is barred from inheriting from or through a child of the parent if:

(a)the parent's parental rights were terminated and the parent-child relationship was not judicially reestablished; or

(b)the child died before reaching 18 years of age and there is clear and convincing evidence that immediately before the child's death the parental rights of the parent could have been terminated under law of this state other than this code on the basis of nonsupport, abandonment, abuse, neglect, or other actions or inactions of the parent toward the child.

(2)For the purpose of intestate succession from or through the deceased child, a parent who is barred from inheriting under this section is treated as if the parent prede

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72-2-125 . Parent barred from inheriting in certain circumstances. (1) A parent is barred from inheriting from or through a child of the parent if:
(a) the parent's parental rights were terminated and the parent-child relationship was not judicially reestablished; or
(b) the child died before reaching 18 years of age and there is clear and convincing evidence that immediately before the child's death the parental rights of the parent could have been terminated under law of this state other than this code on the basis of nonsupport, abandonment, abuse, neglect, or other actions or inactions of the parent toward the child.
(2) For the purpose of intestate succession from or through the deceased child, a parent who is barred from inheriting under this section is treated as if the parent predeceased the child.