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Montana Power of Attorney
A Montana power of attorney is durable by default and valid with your signature alone. A notary is optional, but a bank must accept a notarized one.
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Montana Probate Accounting
Montana probate accounting: the inventory is due 9 months after appointment, and a sworn final accounting is required before the estate can close.
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Montana Probate Bond Requirements
A Montana probate bond is off by default in informal probate. MCA 72-3-513 lists three exceptions, and a demand over $5,000 can require one.
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Montana Probate Guide
How Montana probate works: the district court in all 56 counties, informal probate by the clerk, the $100 opening fee, and the 3-year limit to start.
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Montana Probate Inventory
A Montana probate inventory is due 9 months after appointment under MCA 72-3-607. What to list, how to value it, and who gets a copy.
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Montana Probate Timeline
Montana informal probate usually runs 7 to 12 months. Notice to creditors is mandatory, and the court can act on an estate open after 2 years.
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Montana Probate Without a Lawyer
No Montana statute requires a lawyer for probate. The clerk grants informal probate, and the State Law Library posts packets for small estates.
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Montana Revocable Living Trust
A Montana revocable living trust under MCA 72-38-601 to 72-38-606: how to create and fund one, the pour-over will, and its limits.
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Montana Small Estate Affidavit
Montana's small estate affidavit collects up to $100,000 of personal property 30 days after death, with no court filing. A house counts toward it.
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Montana Step-Up in Basis
Montana step-up in basis: inherited assets reset to date-of-death value under IRC 1014, and Montana taxes a later long-term gain at 3.0% or 4.1%.
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