Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills

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Section
474.010

General rules of descent.

Section
474.015

Failure to survive decedent by 120 hours deemed predecease of decedent — consequences.

Section
474.020

Lineals take per capita and per stirpes, when.

Section
474.030

Partial intestacy.

Section
474.040

Collaterals of half blood inherit, how.

Section
474.050

Posthumous children to inherit.

Section
474.060

Determination of relationship of parent and child — adopted person is child of adopting parent, exception — illegitimate child, relationship determined.

Section
474.070

Legitimation by marriage.

Section
474.080

Issue of void or dissolved marriage, legitimate.

Section
474.090

Advancements counted against share, when — evaluation.

Section
474.100

Alienage no bar to descent.

Section
474.110

Curtesy and dower abolished.

Section
474.120

Inheritance and statutory rights deemed waived, when.

Section
474.130

Estate conveyed determines on failure of contractual bar.

Section
474.140

Inheritance and statutory rights barred on misconduct of spouse.

Section
474.150

Gifts in fraud of marital rights — presumptions on conveyances.

Section
474.155

Contract to make will or devise, revoke or not revoke will or devise, or to die intestate, how established.

Section
474.160

Election by surviving spouse to take against will, effect.

Section
474.163

Valuation of estate, how determined.

Section
474.170

Notice of right to elect.

Section
474.180

Time for making of election.

Section
474.190

Form of election, filing.

Section
474.200

Right of election personal to surviving spouse.

Section
474.220

Waiver of right to elect.

Section
474.230

Effect of failure to elect to take against will.

Section
474.235

Share of omitted spouse.

Section
474.240

Share of omitted children, how determined.

Section
474.250

Exempt property of surviving spouse or minor children.

Section
474.260

One year support allowance, property in lieu thereof — allowance exempt from all claims.

Section
474.270

Exempt property applied for, when.

Section
474.280

Proceeds of sale of exempt property paid over, when.

Section
474.290

Homestead allowance — partition of real estate selected, procedure — waiver.

Section
474.293

Provision of family allowance by independent personal representative — limitations — relief by court.

Section
474.300

Effect of death of spouse or child or marriage of minor on family and homestead allowances.

Section
474.310

Who may make will.

Section
474.320

Will form, execution, attestation.

Section
474.330

Who may witness will — effect of interest in will.

Section
474.333

Will may provide for disposal of personal property by separate list.

Section
474.337

Written will self-proved, how.

Section
474.340

Nuncupative wills.

Section
474.350

Revocation of nuncupative will.

Section
474.360

Written will valid if executed in compliance with law.

Section
474.370

Foreign wills, recorded when, evidence.

Section
474.380

Probate of foreign wills.

Section
474.382

Wills and trusts, English translation required, costs.

Section
474.390

Contest of foreign will.

Section
474.395

No-contest clauses, application of, petition may be filed — definition.

Section
474.400

Revocation of wills.

Section
474.410

Revocation of subsequent will also revokes first will — exception.

Section
474.420

Change in circumstances — divorce.

Section
474.425

Property given by testator during life treated as satisfaction of devise, when — valuation.

Section
474.430

Court to conform to directions of will.

Section
474.435

Class gift terminology includes certain persons and relationships, how determined.

Section
474.440

Bond to convey does not revoke devise.

Section
474.450

Encumbrance does not revoke devise — exoneration, when.

Section
474.455

Devisee who does not survive testator by 120 hours treated as predeceasing testator — exceptions.

Section
474.460

Testator surviving devisee, effect.

Section
474.463

Exchange of securities not to adeem specific legacy.

Section
474.465

Failure of devise to become part of residue.

Section
474.470

Rule in Shelley's case abolished, effect.

Section
474.480

Devise deemed to convey fee simple, when.

Section
474.500

Wills of land to be recorded, where.

Section
474.510

Deposit of will in court in testator's lifetime.

Section
474.520

Construction of will.

Section
474.530

Wills heretofore probated, effect — evidence.