{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-3-303","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-3-303","heading":"Formal proceeding supersedes all informal applications.","body":"During the pendency of a formal testacy proceeding, the clerk shall not act upon any application for informal probate of any will of the decedent or any application for informal appointment of a personal representative of the decedent.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 3. UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION","Part 3. Formal Testacy and Appointment Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0030/0720-0030-0030-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:01Z","sha256":"90614fae04dc35f48da4a635276ed40f5b6ee8789f3659c1a60da79b646e756c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-3-302","next":"us-mt/72-3-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}