Montana § 72-3-224 Informal Appointment -- Power Of Clerk To Deny -- Effect Of Denial

Montana Statutes

§ 72-3-224 — Informal Appointment -- Power Of Clerk To Deny -- Effect Of Denial

Montana § 72-3-224

Title 72ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

Ch. 3UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION

Part 2Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-224 (2026).

Text

72-3-224 . Informal appointment -- power of clerk to deny -- effect of denial.

(1)If the clerk is not satisfied that a requested informal appointment of a personal representative should be made because of failure to meet the requirements of 72-3-222 , 72-3-223 , and 72-3-225 or for any other reason, the clerk may decline the application.

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

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72-3-224 . Informal appointment -- power of clerk to deny -- effect of denial. (1) If the clerk is not satisfied that a requested informal appointment of a personal representative should be made because of failure to meet the requirements of 72-3-222 , 72-3-223 , and 72-3-225 or for any other reason, the clerk may decline the application.
(2) A declination of informal appointment is not an adjudication and does not preclude appointment in formal proceedings.