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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-903 (2026)

Proposal For Distribution -- Delivery -- Objection

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TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

CHAPTER 3. UPC -- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION

Part 9. Special Provisions Relating to Distribution

Proposal For Distribution -- Delivery -- Objection

72-3-903. Proposal for distribution -- delivery -- objection. (1) After the probable charges against the estate are known, the personal representative may mail or deliver a proposal for distribution to all persons who have a right to object to the proposed distribution.

(2) The right of any distributee to object to the proposed distribution on the basis of the kind or value of asset the distributee is to receive, if not waived earlier in writing, terminates if the distributee fails to object in writing received by the personal representative within 30 days after mailing or delivery of the proposal.

History: En. 91A-3-906 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-3-906(2); amd. Sec. 2375, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1993–2017 · leading case: In Re the Est. of Hannum, 2012 MT 171 (Mont. 2012).
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In Re the Est. of Hannum, 2012 MT 171 (Mont. 2012). · cites it 10× “argues that the District Court erred when it treated his Final Accounting and Inventory as a petition to the court for formal approval instead of a proposed distribution as allowed by § 72-3-903, MCA. Pursuant to § 72-3-903, MCA, “After the probable charges against the estate…”
Ecton v. Ecton, 2013 MT 114 (Mont. 2013). · cites it 5× “Doug contends that any objection to the final accounting must have been made within 30 days of the July 7, 2009 final accounting pursuant to § 72-3-903, MCA. Section 72-3-903(2), MCA, provides as follows: The right of any distributee to object to the proposed distribution on the…”
Est. of Beals, 2017 MT 150N (Mont. 2017). · cites it 3× “Section 72-3-903(1), MCA. The statute did not require Bob to make such a distribution, and the record shows that Bus and Bonny did not request such a distribution until after Judge Hayworth’s Order.”
Est. of Cashmore (Mont. 1993). · cites it 5× “Section 72-3-903, MCA, is clear. Because Ms.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-903(1): 1 case
Est. of Beals, 2017 MT 150N (Mont. 2017). “Section 72-3-903(1), MCA. The statute did not require Bob to make such a distribution, and the record shows that Bus and Bonny did not request such a distribution until after Judge Hayworth’s Order.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-903(2): 1 case
Ecton v. Ecton, 2013 MT 114 (Mont. 2013). “Doug contends that any objection to the final accounting must have been made within 30 days of the July 7, 2009 final accounting pursuant to § 72-3-903, MCA. Section 72-3-903(2), MCA, provides as follows: The right of any distributee to object to the proposed distribution on the…”
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