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Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates
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Missouri Revised Statutes
Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability
Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates
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Section
473.010
Venue.
Section
473.013
Character of proceeding — jurisdiction of court.
Section
473.017
Application for letters — content.
Section
473.020
If no application filed, others may request administration or probate — petition, form, contents — hearing, notice, orders.
Section
473.023
Court or clerk to grant letters.
Section
473.030
Request for special notice of hearings.
Section
473.033
Notice of letters — duty of clerk — publication — form.
Section
473.037
Successor need not publish notice, when.
Section
473.040
Notice where there are no known heirs.
Section
473.043
Will of decedent, where delivered — wills found in safe deposit boxes, how delivered — refusal to deliver, how handled.
Section
473.047
Certificate of probate or rejection.
Section
473.050
Wills, presentment for probate, time limited — presented, defined.
Section
473.053
Testimony of subscribing witnesses, other evidence.
Section
473.057
Commission for testimony of nonattendant witness.
Section
473.060
Testimony before officer, effect.
Section
473.063
Testimony to be recorded — record as evidence.
Section
473.065
Probate of will, when — procedure for contest.
Section
473.067
Proof of nuncupative wills.
Section
473.070
Heirs, time limits to establish interest in estate — posthumous heirs in gestation, mother has right to file action — time limitations.
Section
473.073
Proof required for probate and grant of administration.
Section
473.077
Proceedings reopened, when.
Section
473.080
Certificate of probate, contents — evidence.
Section
473.081
Probate of portion of will.
Section
473.083
Will binding, when — contest of will, when, procedure.
Section
473.084
Compromise of controversy as to probate, when binding.
Section
473.085
Court approval of compromise, procedure for securing.
Section
473.087
Will not effective until probated.
Section
473.090
Refusal of letters.
Section
473.091
Clerk's duties as to certain forms — not practice of law.
Section
473.092
Court may order administration previously commenced pursuant to guardianship law, dispensed with, when.
Section
473.095
Apportionment of property between surviving spouse and children.
Section
473.097
Small estate — distribution of assets without letters, when — affidavit — procedure — fee.
Section
473.100
Effect of acquittances by distributees of small estate.
Section
473.107
Small estate appraised, when.
Section
473.110
Persons entitled to letters.
Section
473.113
Letters granted to others, when.
Section
473.117
Persons and corporations disqualified as personal representative — designation required — service of process, how made.
Section
473.120
Form of letters testamentary.
Section
473.123
Form of letters of administration.
Section
473.127
Letters c.t.a. and d.b.n., form.
Section
473.130
Letters or copies, evidence.
Section
473.133
Administrator during minority or absence.
Section
473.137
Administrator pending contest, appointed when — duties.
Section
473.139
Resignation by executor or administrator, procedure, effect.
Section
473.140
Removal of personal representative.
Section
473.143
Revocation of letters on finding will.
Section
473.147
Administrator d.b.n., when appointed.
Section
473.150
Remaining executor or administrator to continue.
Section
473.153
Compensation of personal representatives, accountants and attorneys.
Section
473.155
Compensation of accountants and attorneys (first class counties and St. Louis City).
Section
473.157
Bond of personal representative — conditions of bond.
Section
473.160
Bond not required, when.
Section
473.163
Agreements with surety as to deposit of assets.
Section
473.167
Execution of bond.
Section
473.170
Obligees of bond — liability of surety.
Section
473.173
Bond of joint executors or administrators.
Section
473.177
Affidavit of personal sureties.
Section
473.180
Persons not acceptable as sureties.
Section
473.183
Approval of bond.
Section
473.187
Bond valid though rejected.
Section
473.190
Sufficiency of bond to be shown on settlements.
Section
473.193
Inquiry into condition of sureties — order for new bond.
Section
473.197
Court may require, increase or decrease bond, when.
Section
473.200
Letters revoked on failure to give bond.
Section
473.203
Effect of new bond.
Section
473.207
Execution of bond deemed appearance by surety — procedure on breach of obligation of bond.
Section
473.210
Successor may sue on bond.
Section
473.213
Limitations on suits.
Section
473.217
Action on bond generally.
Section
473.220
Inventory and appraisement.
Section
473.223
Settlement.
Section
473.227
Security.
Section
473.230
Citation of partner.
Section
473.233
Inventory and appraisement — classification of property.
Section
473.237
Affidavit to inventory.
Section
473.240
Additional inventory.
Section
473.243
Compensation of appraisers.
Section
473.247
Debt of executor not discharged.
Section
473.250
Debt of administrator, assets.
Section
473.253
Inventory as evidence.
Section
473.260
Devolution of estate at death.
Section
473.263
Possession of assets.
Section
473.267
Assets for payment of claims.
Section
473.270
Collection of debts, prosecution and defense of suits.
Section
473.273
Actions instituted by or against decedent, duties.
Section
473.277
Compromise of debts due estate.
Section
473.280
Purchase at foreclosure of mortgage held by estate.
Section
473.283
Title to real estate, how taken on such purchase — how administered.
Section
473.287
Encumbered property to be redeemed, when.
Section
473.290
Payment of debt of decedent secured by property of another — procedure.
Section
473.293
Disposition of valueless or encumbered property.
Section
473.297
Expenditures for preservation of property.
Section
473.300
Continuation of business of decedent.
Section
473.303
Specific execution of contract of decedent — petition.
Section
473.307
Notice — hearing — intervention.
Section
473.310
Specific execution of contract of decedent, court order — warranties — conveyance or lease under will.
Section
473.313
Action for specific performance — proceedings in probate division of circuit court.
Section
473.317
Completion of contracts to purchase property — exercise of options.
Section
473.320
Interest may be sold, when.
Section
473.323
Interest relinquished to vendor, when.
Section
473.327
Procedure in case of sale of school lands.
Section
473.330
Conveyances, how made — procedure.
Section
473.333
Investment of liquid assets.
Section
473.337
Bank deposits.
Section
473.340
Discovery of assets, procedure for.
Section
473.360
Limitations on filing of claims — when claims barred.
Section
473.363
Suits pending at decedent's death deemed duly filed, when — personal representative to list pending actions — period of nonclaim not affected.
Section
473.367
Actions commenced after decedent's death deemed filed, when.
Section
473.370
Establishment of claim by judgment — judgment deemed filed, when.
Section
473.380
Claims, form and verification — claim to be established by evidence.
Section
473.383
Claims not due, proceedings.
Section
473.387
Secured claims — surrender of security — payment.
Section
473.390
Contingent claims.
Section
473.393
Collection of contingent claims from distributees — limitations — contribution.
Section
473.397
Classification of claims and statutory allowances.
Section
473.398
Recovery of public assistance funds from recipient's estate, when authorized — procedure — exceptions.
Section
473.399
Definitions — obligation to repay assistance, claim against estate, when — defenses, setoff — exceptions.
Section
473.403
Allowance of claims — court's duties — allowance by personal representative.
Section
473.407
Defenses against claims.
Section
473.410
Offsets or counterclaims — personal representative to list — how asserted — procedure — judgment.
Section
473.413
Hearing and disposition of claims — notice.
Section
473.423
Claim of personal representative — how established — procedure — fee.
Section
473.427
Compromise of claims against estate.
Section
473.430
Payments of claims and statutory allowances in order of classification — proportional payment — priority.
Section
473.433
Payment of claims not required prior to six months after first publication — payments after six months — insufficient funds — payment with consent of all parties — no just claim to be barred, when.
Section
473.437
Extension or renewal of encumbrances of assets.
Section
473.440
Enforcement of judgment, attachment or execution liens which attached prior to decedent's death.
Section
473.443
Proceedings where real estate has been sold under junior judgment.
Section
473.444
Limitations on filing claims — when claims barred.
Section
473.457
Sale of property under power in will.
Section
473.460
Purposes for which property may be sold, mortgaged, leased or exchanged.
Section
473.463
No known heirs, property to be sold.
Section
473.467
Reservation of property under direction of will — specific devises reserved.
Section
473.470
Heirs may give bond and prevent sale.
Section
473.473
Terms of sale.
Section
473.477
Executor or administrator not to purchase, exception.
Section
473.480
Validity of proceedings.
Section
473.483
Sales of perishable property.
Section
473.487
Sale, mortgage or lease of personal property.
Section
473.490
Sale of real estate on court's motion, when.
Section
473.493
Petition to sell, mortgage or lease real estate — notice — order.
Section
473.497
Creditor or other person may file petition, when.
Section
473.500
Order for sale, mortgage or lease of property, content — duration — reappraisal, when.
Section
473.507
Notice of public sale of real estate.
Section
473.510
Public sale of real estate, where made, adjournment.
Section
473.513
Report of sale — objections — approval.
Section
473.517
New sale ordered, when.
Section
473.520
Conveyance executed, contents — effect.
Section
473.523
Execution of conveyance or lease where personal representative resigns, dies or has letter revoked.
Section
473.527
Taxes not liens in hands of transferee.
Section
473.530
Brokers', abstracting, and auctioneers' fees.
Section
473.533
Platting of real estate.
Section
473.537
Exchange of property.
Section
473.540
Settlements required, when.
Section
473.543
Settlements, contents — vouchers for disbursement — evidence, checks and drafts.
Section
473.550
Interest to be accounted for.
Section
473.553
Settlement docket, contents.
Section
473.557
Notice of time for settlement.
Section
473.560
Failure to file settlement, citation.
Section
473.563
Settlement after citation, penalty.
Section
473.567
Failure to settle after citation, letters revoked.
Section
473.570
Settlement, payment of claims — apportionment where assets insufficient.
Section
473.573
Creditor may have execution, when.
Section
473.577
Scire facias against sureties, when.
Section
473.580
Proceedings on scire facias.
Section
473.583
Petition for final settlement and distribution.
Section
473.587
Notice of final settlement.
Section
473.590
Objections to settlement, when filed — form — hearing — approval.
Section
473.593
Credit for uncollectible debts shown in inventory.
Section
473.597
Conclusiveness of order approving final settlement.
Section
473.600
Accounting for assets received and disbursed after final settlement.
Section
473.603
Settlement on death, resignation, or removal of personal representative.
Section
473.607
Proceedings to compel settlement — judgment, enforcement.
Section
473.610
Distribution, when required.
Section
473.613
Partial distribution.
Section
473.617
Decree of final distribution.
Section
473.618
Notice to judgment creditors of distribution — contents of request.
Section
473.620
Order in which assets are appropriated — abatement.
Section
473.623
Contribution between devisees.
Section
473.627
Advancements to be determined.
Section
473.630
Right of retainer.
Section
473.633
Interest on general legacies.
Section
473.637
Distributees to refund, when — judgment.
Section
473.640
Partition of personal property in kind.
Section
473.643
Property sold to effect partition, when.
Section
473.647
Notice of application for partition.
Section
473.650
Distributee may credit share against purchase price, when.
Section
473.653
Proceedings to compel distribution.
Section
473.657
Distribution.
Section
473.660
Discharge of personal representative.
Section
473.663
No administration within one year after death and no will probated, interested party may petition — contents of petition — notice.
Section
473.665
Definitions.
Section
473.668
Administration of estate of nonresident decedent as original proceeding.
Section
473.671
Jurisdiction of property — situs of intangibles.
Section
473.675
Applicability of law to estate of nonresident decedent — exceptions.
Section
473.676
Filing of copy of appointment of domiciliary foreign personal representative, when.
Section
473.677
Domiciliary foreign personal representative, powers, duties and obligations.
Section
473.678
Power of domiciliary foreign personal representative, when executed — termination of powers — substitution of local personal representative, when.
Section
473.682
Priority of personal representative appointed by court of decedent's domicile — exceptions.
Section
473.685
Foreign personal representative subject to jurisdiction of courts of state, when.
Section
473.687
Foreign personal representative also subject to court's jurisdiction to same extent as decedent prior to death.
Section
473.689
Service of process on foreign personal representative, how made.
Section
473.691
Debtor or custodian may pay or deliver personal property to foreign representative, when.
Section
473.692
Adjudication against any personal representative of estate binding on local personal representative.
Section
473.694
Effect of law on reciprocal corporate fiduciaries law.
Section
473.697
Letters of administration for persons absent for five or more years — application — notice — hearing.
Section
473.700
Who may testify.
Section
473.703
Publication of finding — time for rebuttal.
Section
473.707
Issuance of letters, when.
Section
473.710
Revocation of letters, when — effect — procedure.
Section
473.713
Distributees to give bond before receiving estate.
Section
473.717
Supposed decedent substituted for administrator, when — effect on actions, judgments.
Section
473.720
Payment of costs.
Section
473.730
Public administrators — qualifications — election — oath — bond — public administrator deemed public office, duties — salaried public administrators deemed county officials — City of St. Louis, appointments of administrators.
Section
473.733
Certificate and oath — bond, how sued on.
Section
473.737
Administrators to have separate offices — St. Louis administrator in civil courts building — certain public administrators to have secretaries — clerical personnel to be provided, when.
Section
473.739
Compensation for attendance at training session, certain public administrators, expenses shall be reimbursed, when (certain counties of the first classification).
Section
473.740
Compensation, Boone and Clay counties — removal from office — public administrator's fees paid to county, when — public administrator's salary in lieu of fees, when.
Section
473.741
County governing body may authorize additional compensation, when — maximum allowed — additional compensation to terminate, when (certain first class counties).
Section
473.742
Salary schedule for public administrators, certain counties — administrator to choose salary or fee collection — certain administrators may join LAGERS.
Section
473.743
Duty of public administrator to take charge of estates, when.
Section
473.748
Unenforceability of certain contract provisions requiring a public administrator to be personally responsible for debt or account of a ward or protectee.
Section
473.750
Powers and duties under administration law.
Section
473.753
Notice of administration, when and how given — penalty for failure.
Section
473.757
Civil officers to inform public administrator as to property, when.
Section
473.760
Shall prosecute necessary suits.
Section
473.763
Court may order public administrator to account to successor, when.
Section
473.767
Public administrator, duties after expiration of term — duties prior to expiration of term, certain counties.
Section
473.770
Deputies, appointment, tenure, compensation, powers (first classification counties) — delegation of duties, certain counties.
Section
473.771
Deputies, appointment in all counties but counties of the first classification — tenure — compensation — powers — delegation to deputies.
Section
473.773
Public administrator and sureties liable for acts of deputies.
Section
473.775
Staff to be deemed county employees — full-time staff may be provided for certain administrators.
Section
473.780
Independent administration, when.
Section
473.783
Notice of independent administration, contents.
Section
473.787
Duties of personal representative in independent administration — attorney required, when.
Section
473.793
Inventory of property by independent personal representative.
Section
473.797
Independent personal representative may employ appraisers, attorney, accountant or tax specialist.
Section
473.800
Supplementary inventory, when required — copies to interested persons.
Section
473.803
Independent personal representative's right to decedent's property — exceptions — duties.
Section
473.810
Powers and duties of independent personal representative.
Section
473.811
Dealing in good faith for value with independent representative protected — no duty to inquire — liability of independent personal representative.
Section
473.820
Liability of personal representative.
Section
473.823
Compensation of independent personal representative and attorney.
Section
473.827
Review of compensation of independent personal representative and of employment and compensation of others, when — refunds, when.
Section
473.830
Court may restrain personal representative, when — petition — hearing — procedure.
Section
473.833
Revocation of independent administration, when — petition — hearing — orders of court.
Section
473.837
Settlement of estate, when — notice — distribution.
Section
473.840
Completion of administration — discharge of independent personal representative, when — procedures — objections, time limitation, procedure.
Section
473.843
Time for complete settlement or filing of statement of account — extension.
Section
473.844
Distribution in kind — deeds, evidentiary effect — improper distribution, liability of distributee, exceptions.
Section
473.845
Interest of purchaser for value from, or lender to, distributee of property protected.