§ 72-2-501 Repealed
§ 72-2-502 Renumbered 72-2-612
§ 72-2-503 Repealed
§ 72-2-504 Renumbered 72-2-713
§ 72-2-511 Repealed
§ 72-2-512 Renumbered 72-2-613
§ 72-2-513 Renumbered 72-2-614
§ 72-2-514 Renumbered 72-2-617
§ 72-2-515 Renumbered 72-2-619
§ 72-2-516 Renumbered 72-2-616
§ 72-2-517 Renumbered 72-2-615
§ 72-2-518 Renumbered 72-2-618
§ 72-2-519 Renumbered 72-2-537
§ 72-2-520 reserved
§ 72-2-521 Who may make a will
§ 72-2-522 Execution — witnessed wills — holographic wills
§ 72-2-523 Writings intended as wills
§ 72-2-524 Self-proved will
§ 72-2-525 Who may witness
§ 72-2-526 Choice of law as to execution
§ 72-2-527 Revocation by writing or act
§ 72-2-528 Revocation by change of circumstances
§ 72-2-529 Revival of revoked will
§ 72-2-530 Incorporation by reference
§ 72-2-531 Testamentary additions to trusts
§ 72-2-532 Events of independent significance
§ 72-2-533 Separate writing identifying disposition of tangible personal property
§ 72-2-534 Contracts concerning succession
§ 72-2-535 Deposit of will with court in testator’s lifetime
§ 72-2-536 Duty of custodian of will — liability
§ 72-2-537 Penalty clause for contest
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 72 > Chapter 2 > Part 5 - Wills, Will Contracts, and Custody and Deposit of Wills

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • 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
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • 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
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Willfully: when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, means a purpose or willingness to commit the act or make the omission referred to. See Montana Code 1-1-204
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203