§ 72-9-109 — Perfection Of Title Of Personal Representative, Heir, Or Devisee

Montana § 72-9-109

• Jurisdiction: 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

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72-9-109 . Perfection of title of personal representative, heir, or devisee. If the title to any property to which this part applies is held by the surviving spouse at the time of the decedent's death, the personal representative or an heir or devisee, as those terms are defined in 72-1-103 , of the decedent may institute an action to perfect title to the property. The personal representative has no fiduciary duty to discover or attempt to discover whether any property held by the surviving spouse is property to which this part applies, unless a written demand is made by an heir, devisee, or creditor of the decedent.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 6, Ch. 395, L. 1989; Sec. 72-6-109 , MCA 1991; redes. 72-9-109 by Code Commissioner, 1993.