Montana § 70-15-212 - Future And Contingent Estates -- How Created
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§ 70-15-212. Future And Contingent Estates -- How Created
Future and contingent estates -- how created. Subject to the rules of parts 1, 3, and 4 of chapter 1, parts 1 and 2 of this chapter, and part 1 of chapter 17: (1) a freehold estate, as well as a chattel real, may be created to commence at a future day; (2) an estate for life may be created in a term of years and a remainder limited thereon; (3) a remainder of a freehold or chattel real, either contingent or vested, may be created, expectant on the determination of a term of years; and (4) a fee may be limited on a fee upon a contingency which, if it should occur, must happen within the period prescribed in this code.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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