{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-12-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-12-402","heading":"Court to determine necessity of procedure and qualifications of expert.","body":"The court, upon notice and hearing, shall determine whether the procedure is justified by the circumstances of the case and whether the handwriting expert specified in the petition is a qualified professional handwriting expert.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 12. PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS","Part 4. Handwriting Analysis"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0120/part_0040/section_0020/0720-0120-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:12Z","sha256":"51017037abcb462f8d04c19f2d913be7f2c863c4d1bb1e230ab815d9d717e92c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-12-401","next":"us-mt/72-12-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}