Who Get's Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate and Grandpa's Watch?

This is the fourth in a series of articles focusing on estate and legacy planning.

After a person’s death, the matter of dividing up their personal belongings can become a complicated matter. Just imagine going into the home of someone who has died. As a personal representative (PR) what do you do with all the person’s “stuff?” If the PR is lucky the deceased took advantage of a Montana Uniform Probate Code provision allowing a person to create a separate list specifying the distribution of personal belongings that may have emotional value such as jewelry, china, firearms, photos...