Montana Statutes
§ 72-9-108 — Perfection Of Title Of Surviving Spouse
Montana·Title 72 ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS·Ch. 9 DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY RIGHTS AT DEATH·Part 1 Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death
72-9-108 . Perfection of title of surviving spouse. If the title to any property to which this part applies was held by the decedent at the time of death, title of the surviving spouse may be perfected by an order of the district court or by execution of an instrument by the personal representative or the heirs or devisees of the decedent with the approval of the district court. Neither the personal representative nor the district court in which the decedent's estate is being administered has a duty to discover or attempt to discover whether property held by the decedent is property to which this part applies, unless a written demand is made by the surviving spouse or the spouse's successor in interest.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 5, Ch. 395, L. 1989; Sec. 72-6-108 , MCA 1991; redes. 72-9-108 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
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§ 72-9-101
Short Title§ 72-9-102
Application§ 72-9-103
Rebuttable Presumptions§ 72-9-104
Through 72-9-106 Reserved§ 72-9-107
Disposition Upon Death§ 72-9-108
Perfection Of Title Of Surviving Spouse§ 72-9-110
Purchaser For Value Or Lender§ 72-9-111
Through 72-9-113 Reserved§ 72-9-114
Creditor's Rights§ 72-9-115
Acts Of Married Persons§ 72-9-116
Limitations On Testamentary Disposition§ 72-9-117
Through 72-9-119 Reserved