31-2-224. Power of court. - Montana Statutes

     31-2-224. Power of court. The court has power to:
     (1) authorize the business of the assignor to be conducted for a limited period by assignee, if necessary in the best interests of the estate, and allow additional compensation for the services;
     (2) reopen estates when it appears they were closed before being fully administered and for that purpose to appoint another assignee who will take title to the property not administered;
     (3) direct upon the final settlement of the estate that the assignee pay to the lawful creditors their proportionate dividend, notwithstanding that their claim has not been presented in accordance with the notice sent out by the assignee, provided that 4 months have not elapsed since the first publication of notice to creditors;
     (4) approve the final report and discharge the assignee and the assignee's surety from all further liabilities upon matters included in the accounting to creditors appearing and to creditors not having appeared after due citation or not having presented their claims after due advertisement.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 180, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8635, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8635, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 18-324; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 88, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 997, Ch. 56, L. 2009.