Liberty NW v. Halling and Oliver [11/5/03] 2003 MTWCC 65 Where a beneficiary ceases to be such, the remaining beneficiaries are entitled to share the full death benefits, as calculated pursuant to section 39-71-721(2), MCA (1999), undiminished by the former beneficiary's former share. In re Gaither, 244 Mont. 383, 797 P.2d 208 (1990), is distinguished.