Montana Statutes
§ 72-3-214 — Power Of Clerk To Deny Informal Probate -- Effect Of Denial
Montana·Title 72 ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS·Ch. 3 UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION·Part 2 Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings
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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Legislative History
En. 91A-3-305 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-305; amd. Sec. 2322, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
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