1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 72
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 5
  5. 72-2-537 Penalty clause for contest

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

CHAPTER 2. UPC -- INTESTACY, WILLS, AND DONATIVE TRANSFERS

Part 5. Wills, Will Contracts, and Custody and Deposit of Wills

Penalty Clause For Contest

72-2-537. Penalty clause for contest. A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.

History: En. 91A-3-905 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-905; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 494, L. 1993; Sec. 72-2-519, MCA 1991; redes. 72-2-537 by Code Commissioner, 1993.