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2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 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
Universal Citation: MT Code § 72-3-214 (2019)
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.
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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