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MSU Extension MontGuides offer current information in a concise format on many topics relevant to you. They are sorted into categories and sub-categories, and the number includes: AG for agriculture-relating to livestock, gardens, crop pests, etc., or HR for human resource-relating to families, finances, nutrition, etc. To order printed MontGuides or see a PDF, find MontGuides in our store.

Family & Financial Development:

Estate Planning

  • Selecting an Attorney in Montana to Develop an Estate Plan or Administer an Estate (Probate)
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  • Using Trusts in an Estate Plan to Provide for Children from Blended Families
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  • Income Tax Impact While Selling, Gifting, or Leaving Property as an Inheritance
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  • Letter of Last Instructions
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  • Wills
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  • Property Ownership: Estate Planning
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  • Dying Without a Will in Montana
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  • Power of Attorney (financial)
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  • Probate in Montana
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  • Personal Representative Responsibilities
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  • Federal Estate Tax
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  • Gifting: A Property Transfer Tool of Estate Planning
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  • Estate Planning for Families with Minor and/or Children with Special Needs
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  • Montana Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
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  • Life Insurance: An Estate Planning Tool
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  • Annuities
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  • Talking with Aging Parents about Finances
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  • Estate Planning in Montana: Getting Started
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  • Nonprobate Transfers (Contractual Arrangements, Multipleparty Accounts, POD Designations, TOD Registrations)
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  • Medicaid and Long-Term Care Costs
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  • Your Important Papers: What to Keep and Where
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  • Revocable Living Trusts
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  • Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? Transferring Non-Titled Property
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  • Selecting an Organizational Structure for Your Business
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  • Designating Beneficiaries through Contractual Arrangements
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  • Custodial Accounts for Children Under Age 21: Montana Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA)
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  • Cremation
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  • A Glossary of Estate Planning Terms
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  • Accessing a Deceased Person's Financial Accounts
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  • Life Estate: A Useful Estate Planning Tool
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  • Montana's End-of-Life Registry
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  • What Are Your Rights Over Your Remains?
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  • Settling an Estate: What Do I Need To Know?
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  • Long-Term Care Partnership Insurance in Montana
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  • Estate Planning Tools for Owners of Pets & Companion or Service Animals
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  • Montana Common Law Marriage & Estate Planning
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  • How to Transfer Real Property Owned in a Joint Tenancy or in a Life Estate Without Probate
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  • Transferring a Montana Vehicle Title After the Death of an Owner
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  • Testamentary Trusts in Montana
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  • Montana Body Donation Program: A Potential Component of an Estate Plan
  • Livestock Brands in Montana: An Important Component of an Estate Plan
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  • Financial, Estate, and Health Care Planning Documents for Montanans Concerned About Memory Loss
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  • Transfer on Death Deeds in Montana
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  • Quitclaim Deeds in Montana
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  • Fiduciary Access to Electronic Communications and Digital Assets - MT202304HR
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