• Step 3a: Estate Planning in Montana: Getting Started. (MT199508HR) (2022)  (PDF Version) (HTML Version-ADA Accessible) [Order Online]
  Explains how--and why---to arrange for the future distribution of your property in Montana. 
  
  
• Step 3b: Dying Without a Will in Montana: Who Receives Your Property? (MT198908HR) (2025) (PDF Version) (HTML Version-ADA Accessible) [Order Online]  Includes legal terms and detailed examples of possible scenarios for distribution of property should a person die before writing a will in Montana. 
  
  
• Step 3c: Wills.  (MT198906HR) (2023) (PDF Version) (HTML Version-ADA Accessible)[Order Online]
  Outlines why a written will is necessary. Includes information about costs, restrictions and changes after its completion. 
  
  
• Step 3d: Designating Beneficiaries to Avoid Probate. (MT199901HR) (2025) (PDF Version) (HTML Version-ADA Accessible) [Order Online]  Learn about transferring your assets through contractual arrangements, such as beneficiary designations commonly found in insurance policies, IRAs, employee benefits, payable on death accounts and transfer on death accounts.
  
  
• Step 3e: Letter of Last Instructions. (MT198904HR) (2022) (PDF Version) (HTML Version-ADA Accessible) [Order Online]
  Explains what should be included in a letter of last instructions to assist survivors after the death of the writer. 
  
  
  • Letter of Last Instructions Worksheet: (2022) A worksheet to fill in the necessary information to help prepare the Letter of Last Instructions that pertains to your situation. (PDF)