{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-31-321","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-31-321","heading":"Judicial relief.","body":"(1) The following persons may petition a court to construe a power of attorney or review the agent's conduct and grant appropriate relief:\n(a) the principal or the agent;\n(b) a guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary acting for the principal;\n(c) a person authorized to make health care decisions for the principal;\n(d) the principal's spouse, parent, or descendant;\n(e) an individual who would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal;\n(f) a person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal's death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal's estate;\n(g) a governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal;\n(h) the principal's caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; and\n(i) a person asked to accept the power of attorney.\n(2) Upon motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent's authority or the power of attorney.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 31. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES","Part 3. Uniform Power of Attorney Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0310/part_0030/section_0210/0720-0310-0030-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:24Z","sha256":"254e28c86532210b5dba4c64fd3912520e1b804261fc1c6d72d02eb69c2045de","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-31-320","next":"us-mt/72-31-322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}