Montana § 72-2-720 Worthier Title Doctrine Abolished

Montana Statutes

§ 72-2-720 — Worthier Title Doctrine Abolished

Montana § 72-2-720

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

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

Part 7Rules of Construction Applicable to Wills and Other Governing Instruments

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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-2-720 (2026).

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72-2-720 . Worthier title doctrine abolished. The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "distributees", "relatives", or "family" or language of similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.

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72-2-720 . Worthier title doctrine abolished. The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "distributees", "relatives", or "family" or language of similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.