{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-5-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-5-201","heading":"Status of guardian of minor -- how acquired generally -- letters to indicate means of appointment.","body":"(1) A person becomes a guardian of a minor by acceptance of a testamentary appointment or upon appointment by the court.\n(2) Letters of guardianship must indicate whether the guardian was appointed by will or by court order.\n(3) The guardianship status continues until terminated, without regard to the location from time to time of the guardian and minor ward.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 5. UPC -- PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP","Part 2. Guardians of Minors"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0010/0720-0050-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:05Z","sha256":"27229e920dd804b65e4e11d1c26a37796d3609b945e784feb35edd8e3658b389","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-5-110","next":"us-mt/72-5-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}