72-33-106. Laws affecting construction and operation of wills apply to trusts. - Montana Statutes

     72-33-106. Laws affecting construction and operation of wills apply to trusts. (1) Title 72, chapter 2, part 6, and 72-3-901 apply to the construction and operation of trusts, except as provided in subsection (2).
     (2) This section does not apply to any trust if its terms expressly or by necessary implication make this section inapplicable to it.
     (3) For purposes of chapters 33 through 36, references in Title 72, chapter 2, part 6, and in 72-3-901 to a "testator" refer to the trustor, references to a "will" refer to a trust, references to a "devisee" refer to a trust beneficiary, and references to a "devise" refer to a trust distribution.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 685, L. 1989.