Montana High Court Affirms Order Enforcing Will’s No- Contest $1 Award Terms

Mealey's (August 18, 2022, 11:08 AM EDT) -- HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court on Aug. 16 affirmed and remanded for attorney fee determination a district court’s order approving the final accounting of an estate, including distributing $1 to each of the decedent’s children who unsuccessfully challenged his will in accordance with the will’s provision limiting their inheritance for a failed legal challenge, finding that the lower court did not err in finding that the children did not have probable cause to challenge the estate....