Montana § 72-2-523 Writings Intended As Wills

Montana Statutes

§ 72-2-523 — Writings Intended As Wills

Montana § 72-2-523

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

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

Part 5Wills, Will Contracts, and Custody and Deposit of Wills

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 72-2-523 (2026).

Text

72-2-523 . Writings intended as wills. Although a document or writing added upon a document was not executed in compliance with 72-2-522 , the document or writing is treated as if it had been executed in compliance with that section if the proponent of the document or writing establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document or writing to constitute:

(1)the decedent's will;

(2)a partial or complete revocation of the will;

(3)an addition to or an alteration of the will; or

(4)a partial or complete revival of the decedent's formerly revoked will or of a formerly revoked portion of the will.

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72-2-523 . Writings intended as wills. Although a document or writing added upon a document was not executed in compliance with 72-2-522 , the document or writing is treated as if it had been executed in compliance with that section if the proponent of the document or writing establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document or writing to constitute:
(1) the decedent's will;
(2) a partial or complete revocation of the will;
(3) an addition to or an alteration of the will; or
(4) a partial or complete revival of the decedent's formerly revoked will or of a formerly revoked portion of the will.