§ 72-4-201 Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative
§ 72-4-202 Jurisdiction by act of decedent
§ 72-4-203 Service on foreign personal representative

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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 72 > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Jurisdiction Over Foreign Personal Representatives

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: means money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201