Free Tools and Information
for Decker, MT Consumers
- Montana PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- How Probate Works in Montana: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Big Horn County's probate court.
- Small Estates Procedures in Montana: Learn how to use Montana's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
You can use an Affidavit in Montana for estates with less than $50,000, not counting liens or encumbrances (like a mortgage). There is a 30-day waiting period.
Mont. Code Ann. Code 72-3-1101 and following.
You can use a summary probate procedure for estates in which the value of the estate, less liens or encumbrances, doesn't exceed the homestead allowance, exempt property, family allowance, and costs of administration, funeral expenses, and last illness expenses.
Mont. Code Ann. Code 72-3-1103.
- Montana Estate Taxes:
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Montana, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
- Avoiding Probate in Montana. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as:
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