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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The following must be parties to an action for partition:
(a) every person having an undivided share, in possession or otherwise, in the property as tenant in fee, for life, or for years;
(b) every person entitled to the reversion, remainder, or inheritance of an undivided share, after the determination of a particular estate therein;
(c) every person who by any contingency contained in a devise or grant or otherwise is or may become entitled to a beneficial interest in an undivided share thereof;
(d) every person having an inchoate right of dower in an undivided share in the property; and
(e) every person having a right of dower in the property or any part thereof which has not been admeasured.
(2) But no person other than a joint tenant or a tenant in common of the property shall be a plaintiff in the action.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 70. Property § 70-29-104. Who must be parties--permissible plaintiffs - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-70-property/mt-st-70-29-104/
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