{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-3-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-3-102","heading":"Necessity of order of probate of will.","body":"Except as provided in 72-3-1101, to be effective to prove the transfer of any property or to nominate an executor, a will must be declared to be valid by an order of informal probate by the clerk or an adjudication of probate by the court.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 3. UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0020/0720-0030-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:01Z","sha256":"61ff46c33a06af040c0506a179c1e8f2ddc03f795d6f621f738a157d09f43140","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-3-101","next":"us-mt/72-3-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}