72-3-205. Application for appointment of successor personal representative. (1) An application for appointment of a personal representative to succeed a personal representative appointed under a different testacy status shall refer to the order in the most recent testacy proceeding, state the name and address of the person whose appointment is sought and of the person whose appointment will be terminated if the application is granted, and describe the priority of the applicant.
(2) An application for appointment of a personal representative to succeed a personal representative who has tendered a resignation as provided in 72-3-525 or whose appointment has been terminated by death or removal shall adopt the statements in the application or petition which led to the appointment of the person being succeeded except as specifically changed or corrected, state the name and address of the person who seeks appointment as successor, and describe the priority of the applicant.
History: En. 91A-3-301 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-301(5), (6).
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 3. Upc -- Probate and Administration
Part 2. Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings
72-3-201. Applications to be verified
72-3-202. Required contents of application
72-3-203. Probate and appointment under will -- additional information required
72-3-204. Appointment in intestacy -- additional information required
72-3-205. Application for appointment of successor personal representative
72-3-206. through 72-3-210 reserved
72-3-211. Informal probate -- notice requirements
72-3-212. Informal probate -- clerk to make findings
72-3-213. Rules for grant or denial of informal probate
72-3-214. Power of clerk to deny informal probate -- effect of denial
72-3-216. through 72-3-219 reserved
72-3-220. Nondomiciliary decedent -- will filed and not probated in domiciliary state
72-3-221. Informal appointment -- notice requirements
72-3-222. Informal appointment -- clerk to make findings
72-3-223. Rules for denial of informal appointment
72-3-224. Informal appointment -- power of clerk to deny -- effect of denial