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  1. Cremation. (MSU Extension MontGuide)
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    Explores personal and family concerns, state and federal regulations, and costs of cremation in Montana. 

  2. Transferring Real Property Owned in a Joint Tenancy or in a Life Estate Without Probate 
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    Describes the process when real property is owned as joint tenants or is subject to a life estate, the distribution method is determined by Montana Law.

  3. Settling an Estate: What Do I Need to Know. (MSU Extension MontGuide)
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    Designed to help survivors start the process of settling an estate and ease the burden following the death of a loved one. It discusses tasks in the order they are commonly completed. 

  4. Probate in Montana. (MSU Extension MontGuide)
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    Provides guidelines and costs for the process of settling the estate of a deceased person. 

  5. Personal Representative Responsibilities. (MSU Extension MontGuide)
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    Explains Montana law covering personal representatives in settling estates (often called "executor" in other states). 

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