{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-5-324","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-5-324","heading":"Termination of appointment -- how effected -- certain liabilities and obligations not affected.","body":"(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the authority and responsibility of a guardian for an incapacitated person terminates upon the death of the guardian or ward, the determination of incapacity of the guardian, or upon removal or resignation as provided in 72-5-325. Testamentary appointment under an informally probated will terminates if the will is later denied probate in a formal proceeding.\n(b) The guardian's authority and responsibility for an incapacitated person who dies while the person is a ward of the guardian terminate when the guardian has completed arrangements for the final disposition of the ward's physical remains and personal effects, as provided in 72-5-321(7).\n(2) Termination does not affect the guardian's liability for prior acts or the guardian's obligation to account for funds and assets of the ward.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 5. UPC -- PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP","Part 3. Guardians of Incapacitated Persons"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0050/part_0030/section_0240/0720-0050-0030-0240.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:06Z","sha256":"3ee033a6c5c5563b6ec65ac22a565620d1fc83bc1d6403734147c44b0098d2da","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-5-323","next":"us-mt/72-5-325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}