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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-1332

Decisions by guardian or conservator

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When a valid directive is in existence at the time of a judicial determination of incapacity and appointment of a guardian or conservator of the principal:

(1) a guardian or conservator shall comply with the instructions in a principal's directive and may not revoke the principal's directive unless the appointing court provides authorization; and

(2) absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian or conservator.

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.