Montana Statutes
§ 72-3-101 — Devolution Of Estate At Death -- Restrictions
Montana·Title 72 ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS·Ch. 3 UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION·Part 1 General Provisions
72-3-101 . Devolution of estate at death -- restrictions.
(1)The power of a person to leave property by will and the rights of creditors, devisees, and heirs to the person's property are subject to the restrictions and limitations contained in this code to facilitate the prompt settlement of estates.
(2)Upon the death of a person, the decedent's real and personal property devolves to the persons to whom it is devised by the decedent's last will or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases involving lapse, renunciation, or other circumstances affecting the devolution of testate estates or, in the absence of testamentary disposition, to the decedent's heirs or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases involving renunciation or other circumstances affecting devolution of
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Legislative History
En. 91A-3-101 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-101; amd. Sec. 2314, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
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