Montana § 72-3-214 Power Of Clerk To Deny Informal Probate -- Effect Of Denial

Montana Statutes

§ 72-3-214 — Power Of Clerk To Deny Informal Probate -- Effect Of Denial

Montana § 72-3-214

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

Ch. 3UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION

Part 2Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings

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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-214 (2026).

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72-3-214 . Power of clerk to deny informal probate -- effect of denial.

(1)If the clerk is not satisfied that a will is entitled to be probated in informal proceedings because of failure to meet the requirements of 72-3-212 and 72-3-213 or any other reason, the clerk may decline the application.

(2)A declination of informal probate is not an adjudication and does not preclude formal probate proceedings.

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72-3-214 . Power of clerk to deny informal probate -- effect of denial. (1) If the clerk is not satisfied that a will is entitled to be probated in informal proceedings because of failure to meet the requirements of 72-3-212 and 72-3-213 or any other reason, the clerk may decline the application.
(2) A declination of informal probate is not an adjudication and does not preclude formal probate proceedings.