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Montana probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.

Under Montana's probate laws, you can distribute certain types of property and assets without a probate court's approval. They include: Accounts with a named beneficiary, such as life insurance policies and retirement funds. Assets and property that is held in a living trust.

These complications can prevent you from collecting your money quickly. When a loved one dies, you have up to two years to file probate with the local courts. Montana probate law also requires heirs to wait at least five days to begin proceedings.

Under Montana's probate laws, you can distribute certain types of property and assets without a probate court's approval. They include: Accounts with a named beneficiary, such as life insurance policies and retirement funds. Assets and property that is held in a living trust.

All that is necessary is an affidavit to be presented to the court, but the estate must be worth less than $50,000. Formal probate is lengthier and more complex, but it also has two categories: supervised and unsupervised. With supervised probate, the court will oversee all actions of the executor.

In most cases, probate is required in Montana. However, Montana is one of 18 states with a Universal Probate Code (UPC), which allows heirs to choose from informal, unsupervised or supervised formal probate.