# Mont. Code Ann. § 72-2-233: 72-2-233 Composition of the augmented estate

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 72-2-233
- **Heading:** 72-2-233 Composition of the augmented estate
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 72 / Chapter 2 / Part 2 / Section 72-2-233

## Text

72-2-233 . Composition of the augmented estate. (1) Subject to 72-2-238 , the value of the augmented estate, to the extent provided in 72-2-234 through 72-2-237 , consists of the sum of the values of all property, whether real or personal; movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, wherever situated, that constitute:

(a) the decedent's net probate estate;

(b) the decedent's nonprobate transfers to others;

(c) the decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse; and

(d) the surviving spouse's property and nonprobate transfers to others.

(2) The value of the marital-property portion of the augmented estate consists of the sum of the values of the four components of the augmented estate as determined under subsection (1) multiplied by the following percentage:

If the decedent and the spouse The percentage is: were married to each other: Less than 1 year 3% 1 year but less than 2 years 6% 2 years but less than 3 years 12% 3 years but less than 4 years 18% 4 years but less than 5 years 24% 5 years but less than 6 years 30% 6 years but less than 7 years 36% 7 years but less than 8 years 42% 8 years but less than 9 years 48% 9 years but less than 10 years 54% 10 years but less than 11 years 60% 11 years but less than 12 years 68% 12 years but less than 13 years 76% 13 years but less than 14 years 84% 14 years but less than 15 years 92% 15 years or more 100%

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