2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 3. Upc -- Probate and Administration
Part 2. Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings
72-3-224. Informal appointment -- power of clerk to deny -- effect of denial

Universal Citation: MT Code § 72-3-224 (2019)

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.

History: En. 91A-3-309 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-309; amd. Sec. 2325, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

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