Montana § 72-3-203 Probate And Appointment Under Will -- Additional Information Required

Montana Statutes

§ 72-3-203 — Probate And Appointment Under Will -- Additional Information Required

Montana § 72-3-203

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

Ch. 3UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION

Part 2Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings

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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-203 (2026).

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72-3-203 . Probate and appointment under will -- additional information required.

(1)An application for informal probate of a will must state the following in addition to the statements required by 72-3-202 :

(a)that the original of the decedent's last will is in the possession of the court or accompanies the application, that an authenticated copy of a will probated in another jurisdiction accompanies the application, or that an authenticated copy of a will filed without probate in another jurisdiction and proved, as provided in 72-3-220 , accompanies the application;

(b)that the applicant to the best of the applicant's knowledge believes the will to have been validly executed;

(c)that after the exercise of reasonable diligence, the applicant is unaware of any instrument revoking the

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72-3-203 . Probate and appointment under will -- additional information required. (1) An application for informal probate of a will must state the following in addition to the statements required by 72-3-202 :
(a) that the original of the decedent's last will is in the possession of the court or accompanies the application, that an authenticated copy of a will probated in another jurisdiction accompanies the application, or that an authenticated copy of a will filed without probate in another jurisdiction and proved, as provided in 72-3-220 , accompanies the application;
(b) that the applicant to the best of the applicant's knowledge believes the will to have been validly executed;
(c) that after the exercise of reasonable diligence, the applicant is unaware of any instrument revoking the will and that the applicant believes that the instrument that is the subject of the application is the decedent's last will.
(2) An application for informal appointment of a personal representative to administer an estate under a will must describe the will by date of execution and state the time and place of probate or the pending application or petition for probate. The application for appointment must adopt the statements in the application or petition for probate and state the name, address, and priority for appointment of the person whose appointment is sought.