All the property of a married person owned before marriage and that acquired afterwards is that person's individual property. The married person may, without consent, agreement, and signature of the person's spouse, convey and transfer the person's individual property, real or personal, including the fee simple title to real property, or execute a power of attorney for the conveyance and transfer of property.
Mont. Code Ann. § 40-2-202
Individual property of married person
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case McIntosh v. Commissioner (1985)
Most recently applied in 673 F. Supp. 2d 1167 - McPherson v. United States (September 2009)
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Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.