INSTRUCTIONS: MONTANA PROOF OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

The form discussed in this article is filed by the personal representative of a Montana estate to certify that they have published a notice regarding probation of the estate in the periodical appropriate to their case. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the Montana courts system.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 1: On the first blank line, enter your name.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 2: On the second blank line, enter your street address.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 3: On the third blank line, enter your city, state and zip code.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 4: On the fourth blank line, enter your telephone number, including the area code.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 5: On the fifth blank line, enter the number of the district in which your county is located.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 6: On the sixth blank line, enter the name of your county.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 7: On the seventh blank line, enter the name of the deceased.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 8: On the eighth blank line, enter the name of the newspaper in which the notice was published.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 9: On the ninth blank line, enter the date.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 10: On the tenth blank line, enter the month.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 11: On the eleventh blank line, enter the last two digits of the year.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 12: On the twelfth blank line, the personal representative should enter their signature.

Montana Proof Of Service By Publication Step 13: This form must be filed along with the Affidavit of Publication, which must be completed by the newspaper in which notice was filed. The Affidavit can also be obtained from the website maintained by the Montana Courts system. The notice should be published at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county involved in the case. Should there be no newspaper in a county involved, publication in the newspaper of an adjacent county is acceptable.