Montana § 72-2-721 - Interests In "heirs" And Like
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 72-2-721 — Interests In "heirs" And Like, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72-2-721. Interests In "heirs" And Like
Interests in "heirs" and like. If an applicable statute or a governing instrument calls for a present or future distribution to or creates a present or future interest in a designated individual's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "relatives", or "family" or language of similar import, the property passes to those persons, including the state, and in such shares as would succeed to the designated individual's intestate estate under the intestate succession law of the designated individual's domicile in effect at the time the disposition is to take effect in possession or enjoyment as if the designated individual died at that time. If the designated individual's surviving spouse is living but is remarried at the time the disposition is to take effect in possession or enjoyment, the surviving spouse is not an heir of the designated individual.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 72-2-721 cover?
Section 72-2-721 ("Interests In "heirs" And Like") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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