My Loved One Just Passed Away. Now What?
February 11, 2022
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- Cremation. (MSU Extension MontGuide)
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Explores personal and family concerns, state and federal regulations, and costs of cremation in Montana. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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). - Forms:
- Application for Title of a Vehicle by Non-Probate Transfer (PDF) Montana Vehicle Division
- Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (PDF) Revised March 2020
- Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Relationship and Obligations Personal Representative, Guardian, or Conservator (PDF)
- How to Administer a Small Estate (Montana Judicial Branch) (PDF)
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Websites of interest while a veteran is alive and after death