Mont. Code Ann. § 72-1-201
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72-1-201 Territorial application
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72-1-201 . Territorial application. Except as otherwise provided in this code, this code applies to:
(1) the affairs and estates of decedents, missing persons, and persons to be protected in this state;
(2) the property of nonresidents located in this state or property coming into the control of a fiduciary who is subject to the laws of this state;
(3) incapacitated persons and minors in this state; and
(4) survivorship and related accounts in this state.
(1) the affairs and estates of decedents, missing persons, and persons to be protected in this state;
(2) the property of nonresidents located in this state or property coming into the control of a fiduciary who is subject to the laws of this state;
(3) incapacitated persons and minors in this state; and
(4) survivorship and related accounts in this state.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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