{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-11-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-11-102","heading":"Types of kinship -- lineal and collateral.","body":"There are two types of kinship, lineal and collateral. Lineal kinship, or the direct line of consanguinity, is the relationship between persons, one of whom is a descendant of the other. Collateral kinship is the relationship between people who descend from a common ancestor but are not in a direct line.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 11. INTESTATE SUCCESSION","Part 1. Intestate Succession"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0110/part_0010/section_0020/0720-0110-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:11Z","sha256":"93f456e13a645bb5242a84dcff9fcacf9f1d9349780ebab652afa7e443e24832","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-11-101","next":"us-mt/72-11-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}