{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-5-222","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-5-222","heading":"Court appointment of guardian of minor -- when allowed -- priority of testamentary appointment.","body":"(1) The court may appoint a guardian for an unmarried minor if all parental rights of custody have been terminated or if parental rights have been suspended or limited by circumstances or prior court order.\n(2) A guardian appointed by will as provided in 72-5-211 and 72-5-212 whose appointment has not been prevented or nullified under 72-5-213 has priority over any guardian who may be appointed by the court, but the court may proceed with an appointment upon a finding that the testamentary guardian has failed to accept the testamentary appointment within 30 days after notice of the guardianship proceeding.","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_0220/0720-0050-0020-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:05Z","sha256":"41ab432f06ec42c7177451b4f86359a21bf821fca70665a4478e715e974cd0cf","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-5-221","next":"us-mt/72-5-223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}