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- If a decedent is survived by a spouse and issue.
Montana: According to the MONT CODE ANN § 72-2-112(3): Share of spouse:
If the issue is of both the decedent and the surviving spouse, the first $150,000 + ½ (fifty thousand and a half) of the intestate estate goes to the spouse. The remainder goes to the issue.
New York: EPTL: §4-1.1(a)(1):
The spouse receives first $50,000 + ½ (fifty thousand and one half) of the instate estate and the remainder goes to the issue by representation.
- If a decedent is survived by a spouse and no issue.
Montana: According to the MONT CODE ANN § 72-2-112(2): Share of spouse:
If the decedent is survived by a spouse and no issue the spouse get the first $200,000 + 3/4th (two-hundred thousand and three fourths) of any intestate estate if there is a surviving parent of the descendent. If there is no surviving parent then the surviving spouse gets the entire instate estate.
New York: EPTL: §4-1.1(a)(2):
The spouse gets the entire share.
- If a decedent is survived by no spouse and no issue.
Montana: MONT CODE ANN § 72-2-113 : Montana Code – Section 72-2-113(1)(b):
If the decedent is survived by no spouse or issue the decedents parents receive the intestate estate by representation and if both survive, they receive equal shares.
New York: EPTL: §4-1.1(a)(4):
If the decedent has no spouse or issue, the entire intestate estate will go to the surviving parents by representation.
- According to Montana Code Annotated, 2005, § 72-2-521, the age of testamentary capacity in Montana is the minimum age of 18 years old, has to be a written document and may be a Holographic Will.
According to the NYS EPTL § 3-1.1, the age of testamentary capacity in New York State is being 18 years of age or older and having sound mind and memory.
- According to Montana Code Annotated, 2005, § 72-2-525, the State of Montana only needs a total of 2 witnesses to execute a will.
According to the NYS EPTL § 3-2.1 New York also requires a minimum of 2 witnesses to execute a will.
- The city with in Montana with the largest population is called Billings. Billings has a population of 104,170 and counting.
The Law Firm of Sol Lovas, Lawyer, P.C. specializes in Wills and Probate Law. When I found the site I found it to be very straight forward and to the point. The links are functioning and it is located in Billings, MT.
- Appraisal Solutions, Inc. is a real estate appraiser company in Billings, MT. I found the site to be kind of sketchy looking at first but the real estate appraisal did a god job in getting detail on the site to make it easy for seekers to understand.
- Montana’s Supreme Court
- The University of Montana provides an associates degree in Paralegal studies.
http://www.paralegal-degrees-certificates.com/schools-in/Montana/the-university-of-montana.html
