Montana § 72-2-412 Homestead Allowance

Montana Statutes

§ 72-2-412 — Homestead Allowance

Montana § 72-2-412

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

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

Part 4Exempt Property and Allowances

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 72-2-412 (2026).

Text

72-2-412 . Homestead allowance. A decedent's surviving spouse is entitled to a homestead allowance of $22,500. If there is no surviving spouse, each minor child and each dependent child of the decedent is entitled to a homestead allowance amounting to $22,500 divided by the number of minor and dependent children of the decedent. The homestead allowance is exempt from and has priority over all claims against the estate. Homestead allowance is in addition to any share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent child by the will of the decedent unless otherwise provided, by intestate succession, or by way of elective share.

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72-2-412 . Homestead allowance. A decedent's surviving spouse is entitled to a homestead allowance of $22,500. If there is no surviving spouse, each minor child and each dependent child of the decedent is entitled to a homestead allowance amounting to $22,500 divided by the number of minor and dependent children of the decedent. The homestead allowance is exempt from and has priority over all claims against the estate. Homestead allowance is in addition to any share passing to the surviving spouse or minor or dependent child by the will of the decedent unless otherwise provided, by intestate succession, or by way of elective share.

Legislative History

En. 91A-2-401 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 153, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-401; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 494, L. 1993; Sec. 72-2-801 , MCA 1991; redes. 72-2-412 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 313, L. 2019.