Montana Statutes

TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

CHAPTER 1. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Part 1. Short Title, Definitions, Construction, and General Provisions
- Part 2. Scope, Jurisdiction, and Courts
- Part 3. Notices, Parties, and Representation Generally
CHAPTER 10. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL PROVISIONS ON PROBATE AND SUCCESSION (Repealed)
- Part 1. Jurisdiction and Courts (Repealed)
- Part 2. Notice Generally (Repealed)
CHAPTER 11. INTESTATE SUCCESSION
- Part 1. Intestate Succession
- Part 2. Wills -- Execution and Revocation (Repealed)
- Part 3. Wills -- Construction and Operation (Repealed)
CHAPTER 12. PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
- Part 1. General Provisions (Repealed)
- Part 10. Closing Estates -- Accounting (Repealed)
- Part 2. Will Contest -- Procedure
- Part 3. Lost Wills -- Procedure (Repealed)
- Part 4. Handwriting Analysis
- Part 5. Personal Representative (Repealed)
- Part 6. Third Parties Handling Estate Property -- Recovery -- Account (Repealed)
- Part 7. Powers and Duties of Surviving Partner (Repealed)
- Part 8. Claims Against Estate (Repealed)
- Part 9. Special Provisions Relating to Distribution (Repealed)
CHAPTER 13. PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS (Repealed)
- Part 1. Actions on Guardian's Bond -- Limitations (Repealed)
- Part 2. Joint Guardians (Repealed)
- Part 3. Nonresidents Under Disability (Repealed)
CHAPTER 14. ESCHEATED ESTATES
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 2. Procedure for State Acquisition of Escheatable Property
- Part 3. Actions for Claim of Escheated Property
- Part 4. Fiduciary Deposit in Certain Cases Claims -- Escheat
CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
- Part 1. Powers and Duties in Acquisition of Estates
- Part 2. Powers and Duties in Administration
- Part 3. Compensation -- Termination of Office
CHAPTER 16. ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TAXES
- Part 1. General Provisions (Repealed)
- Part 10. Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
- Part 2. Powers and Duties of State Officers and Agencies (Renumbered and Repealed)
- Part 3. Application and Imposition of Tax -- Exemptions and Rates -- Property Valuation (Repealed)
- Part 4. Determination and Payment of Tax (Repealed)
- Part 5. Joint Tenancies and Life Estates Determination of Tax -- Termination
- Part 6. Apportionment of Taxes
- Part 7. Estates With Multistate Aspects -- Securities Transfer (Repealed)
- Part 8. Nonresident Decedents (Repealed)
- Part 9. Estate Tax
CHAPTER 17. ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 2. Execution and Operation of Anatomical Gift
- Part 3. Regulation -- Qualifications
CHAPTER 2. UPC -- INTESTACY, WILLS, AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS
- Part 1. Intestate Succession
- Part 10. Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities -- Honorary Trusts
- Part 2. Elective Share of Surviving Spouse
- Part 3. Spouse and Children Unprovided for in Wills
- Part 4. Exempt Property and Allowances
- Part 5. Wills, Will Contracts, and Custody and Deposit of Wills
- Part 6. Rules of Construction Applicable Only to Wills
- Part 7. Rules of Construction Applicable to Wills and Other Governing Instruments
- Part 8. General Provisions Concerning Probate and Nonprobate Transfers
- Part 9. Uniform International Will Act
CHAPTER 20. TRUSTS IN GENERAL (Repealed)
- Part 1. Nature and Creation (Repealed)
- Part 2. Obligations of Trustee (Repealed)
- Part 3. Rights and Duties of Third Persons (Repealed)
- Part 4. Trustee Accounts (Repealed)
- Part 5. Transfer of Interest in Trust (Repealed)
CHAPTER 21. TRUSTEES' POWERS ACT (Repealed)
- Part 1. General Provisions (Repealed)
- Part 2. Trustees' Powers -- Limitations (Repealed)
CHAPTER 22. CONVEYANCE OF TRUST PROPERTY BY COURT ORDER (Repealed)
- Part 1. Rights, Powers, and Duties (Repealed)
- Part 2. Procedure (Repealed)
CHAPTER 23. TRUSTS FOR BENEFIT OF THIRD PERSONS (Repealed)
- Part 1. General Provisions (Repealed)
- Part 2. Nature and Creation (Repealed)
- Part 3. Obligations and Powers of Trustee (Repealed)
- Part 4. Rights of Trustee (Repealed)
- Part 5. Termination of Trust and Office of Trustee -- Succession (Repealed)
CHAPTER 24. TRUSTS IN RELATION TO REAL PROPERTY (Repealed)
- Part 1. Nature and Creation (Repealed)
- Part 2. Powers, Rights, and Duties (Repealed)
CHAPTER 25. REVISED UNIFORM PRINCIPAL AND INCOME ACT (Repealed)
- Part 1. General Provisions (Repealed)
- Part 2. Ascertainment of Principal and Income Allocation of Receipts (Repealed)
- Part 3. Allocation of Expenses (Repealed)
- Part 4. Principal and Income Receipts and Expenditures (Repealed)
CHAPTER 26. UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT
- Part 1. Uniform Gifts to Minors Act General Provisions (Repealed)
- Part 2. Uniform Gifts to Minors Act Making and Effect of Gift (Repealed)
- Part 3. Uniform Gifts to Minors Act Gift Administration -- Custodian (Repealed)
- Part 4. Uniform Gifts to Minors Act Resignation, Death, or Removal of Custodian -- Bonding -- Successor (Repealed)
- Part 5. General Provisions
- Part 6. Manner of Creating Custodial Property and Effecting Transfer
- Part 7. Administration by Custodian -- Liability
- Part 8. Renunciation, Resignation, Death, or Removal of Custodian -- Accounting -- Termination -- Successor
CHAPTER 27. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRUSTS (Renumbered and Repealed)
- Part 1. Charitable Trusts in Relation to Federal Tax Laws (Repealed)
- Part 2. Prearranged Funeral Plans and Related Services -- Mandatory Trust (Renumbered)
CHAPTER 3. UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 10. Closing Estates
- Part 11. Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit and Summary Administration Procedure for Small Estates
- Part 2. Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings
- Part 3. Formal Testacy and Appointment Proceedings
- Part 4. Supervised Administration
- Part 5. Personal Representative Appointment Priorities, Bond, and Termination
- Part 6. Personal Representative Powers, Duties, and Compensation
- Part 7. Special Administrator
- Part 8. Creditors' Claims
- Part 9. Special Provisions Relating to Distribution
CHAPTER 30. MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 2. Management of Funds
CHAPTER 31. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES
- Part 1. General
- Part 2. Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act
CHAPTER 33. TRUST CODE GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 2. Creation and Validity of Trusts Resulting and Constructive Trusts
- Part 3. Restrictions on Voluntary and Involuntary Transfers
- Part 4. Modification and Termination of Trusts
- Part 5. Charitable Trusts
- Part 6. Trustees
- Part 7. Beneficiaries
CHAPTER 34. TRUST CODE -- TRUST ADMINISTRATION
- Part 1. Duties of Trustees
- Part 2. Duties of Trustees of Private Foundations, Charitable Trusts, and Split-Interest Trusts
- Part 3. Powers of Trustees
- Part 4. Montana Uniform Principal and Income Act
- Part 5. Liability of Trustees to Beneficiaries
- Part 6. Montana Uniform Prudent Investor Act
CHAPTER 35. TRUST CODE -- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING TRUSTS
- Part 1. Jurisdiction and Venue
- Part 2. Notice
- Part 3. Proceedings Concerning Trusts
- Part 4. Transfer of Trust to Another Jurisdiction
- Part 5. Transfer of Trust From Another Jurisdiction
CHAPTER 36. TRUST CODE -- RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSONS
- Part 1. Liability of Trustee to Third Persons
- Part 2. Protection of Third Persons
- Part 3. Rights of Creditors of Trustor
CHAPTER 37. FUNERAL PLAN TRUSTS (Repealed)
- Part 1. General Provisions (Repealed)
CHAPTER 4. UPC -- FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 2. Jurisdiction Over Foreign Personal Representatives
- Part 3. Powers and Duties of Foreign Personal Representative
- Part 4. Ancillary Administration
CHAPTER 5. UPC -- PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 2. Guardians of Minors
- Part 3. Guardians of Incapacitated Persons
- Part 4. Protection of Property of Minors and Persons Under Disability
- Part 5. Powers of Attorney
- Part 6. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
CHAPTER 6. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS ON DEATH
- Part 1. Provisions Relating to Effect of Death
- Part 2. Multiple-Party Accounts
- Part 3. Uniform TOD Security Registration Act
CHAPTER 9. DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY RIGHTS AT DEATH
- Part 1. Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death