{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-1-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-1-202","heading":"Subject matter jurisdiction.","body":"(1) To the full extent permitted by the constitution, the court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to:\n(a) estates of decedents, including construction of wills and determination of heirs and successors of decedents, and estates of protected persons; and\n(b) protection of minors and incapacitated persons.\n(2) The court has full power to make orders, judgments, and decrees and take all other action necessary and proper to administer justice in the matters which come before it.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 1. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 2. Scope, Jurisdiction, and Courts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0020/0720-0010-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:56Z","sha256":"fd6453bd19d73125ef201eaccb49c35336e984329c3be4d9f55802093c1d84f2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-1-201","next":"us-mt/72-1-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}