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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-214

Power of clerk to deny informal probate -- effect of denial

En. 91A-3-305 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-305; amd

(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.

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.