{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-21-1332","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-21-1332","heading":"Decisions by guardian or conservator.","body":"When a valid directive is in existence at the time of a judicial determination of incapacity and appointment of a guardian or conservator of the principal:\n(1) a guardian or conservator shall comply with the instructions in a principal's directive and may not revoke the principal's directive unless the appointing court provides authorization; and\n(2) absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian or conservator.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 21. MENTALLY ILL","Part 13. Mental Health Care Advance Directives"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0210/part_0130/section_0320/0530-0210-0130-0320.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:27Z","sha256":"692f5d75d565b5382823dc1443278a5874581f8960e4d1ba3b47607def3522dd","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-21-1331","next":"us-mt/53-21-1333"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}