72-2-116. Representation. (1) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Deceased descendant", "deceased parent", or "deceased grandparent" means a descendant, parent, or grandparent who either predeceased the decedent or is deemed to have predeceased the decedent under 72-2-114.
(b) "Surviving descendant" means a descendant who neither predeceased the decedent nor is deemed to have predeceased the decedent under 72-2-114.
(2) (a) If, under 72-2-113(1)(a), a decedent's intestate estate or a part of the intestate estate passes by representation to the decedent's descendants, the estate or part of the estate is divided into as many equal shares as there are:
(i) surviving descendants in the generation nearest to the decedent that contains one or more surviving descendants; and
(ii) deceased descendants in the same generation who left surviving descendants, if any.
(b) Each surviving descendant in the nearest generation is allocated one share. The share of each deceased descendant in the same generation as the surviving descendant is divided in the same manner, with the subdivision repeating at each succeeding generation until the property is fully allocated among surviving descendants.
(3) (a) If, under 72-2-113(1)(c) or (1)(d), a decedent's intestate estate or a part of the intestate estate passes by representation to the descendants of the decedent's deceased parents or either of them or to the descendants of the decedent's deceased paternal or maternal grandparents or either of them, the estate or part of the estate is divided into as many equal shares as there are:
(i) surviving descendants in the generation nearest the deceased parents or either of them or nearest the deceased grandparents or either of them that contains one or more surviving descendants; and
(ii) deceased descendants in the same generation who left surviving descendants, if any.
(b) Each surviving descendant in the nearest generation is allocated one share. The share of each deceased descendant in the same generation as the surviving descendant is divided in the same manner, with the subdivision repeating at each succeeding generation until the property is fully allocated among surviving descendants.
History: En. 91A-2-106 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-106; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 494, L. 1993; Sec. 72-2-204, MCA 1991; redes. 72-2-116 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 592, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 313, L. 2019.
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