72-2-501. Repealed
72-2-501. Repealed. Sec. 134, Ch. 494, L. 1993. History: En. 91A-2-603 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-603.
72-2-502. Renumbered 72-2-612
72-2-502. Renumbered 72-2-612. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-503. Repealed
72-2-503. Repealed. Sec. 134, Ch. 494, L. 1993. History: En. 91A-2-611 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-611.
72-2-504. Renumbered 72-2-713
72-2-504. Renumbered 72-2-713. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-505. through 72-2-510 reserved
72-2-505 through 72-2-510 reserved.
72-2-511. Repealed
72-2-511. Repealed. Sec. 134, Ch. 494, L. 1993. History: En. 91A-2-601 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-601.
72-2-512. Renumbered 72-2-613
72-2-512. Renumbered 72-2-613. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-513. Renumbered 72-2-614
72-2-513. Renumbered 72-2-614. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-514. Renumbered 72-2-617
72-2-514. Renumbered 72-2-617. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-515. Renumbered 72-2-619
72-2-515. Renumbered 72-2-619. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-516. Renumbered 72-2-616
72-2-516. Renumbered 72-2-616. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-517. Renumbered 72-2-615
72-2-517. Renumbered 72-2-615. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-518. Renumbered 72-2-618
72-2-518. Renumbered 72-2-618. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-519. Renumbered 72-2-537
72-2-519. Renumbered 72-2-537. Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-520. reserved
72-2-520 reserved.
72-2-521. Who may make a will
72-2-521. Who may make a will. An individual 18 or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will. History: En. 91A-2-501 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-501; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 494, L. 1993; Sec. 72-2-301, MCA 1991; redes. 72-2-521 by Code Commissioner, 1993.
72-2-522. Execution — witnessed wills — holographic wills
72-2-522. Execution — witnessed wills — holographic wills. (1) Except as provided in 72-2-523, 72-2-526, 72-2-533, and subsection (2) of this section, a will must be: (a) in writing; (b) signed by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other individual in the testator’s conscious presence and by the testator’s direction; and (c) signed by at least […]
72-2-523. Writings intended as wills
72-2-523. Writings intended as wills. Although a document or writing added upon a document was not executed in compliance with 72-2-522, the document or writing is treated as if it had been executed in compliance with that section if the proponent of the document or writing establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended […]
72-2-524. Self-proved will
72-2-524. Self-proved will. (1) A will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved by acknowledgment by the testator and affidavits of the witnesses, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state in which execution occurs and evidenced by the officer’s certificate, under official seal, in substantially the following […]
72-2-525. Who may witness
72-2-525. Who may witness. (1) An individual generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will. (2) The signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any provision of it. History: En. 91A-2-505 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-505; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. […]