When any person under eighteen years of age is married to an adult who has or claims any interest in real estate and wishes to convey, encumber, lease or otherwise dispose or affect the same, the minor shall be deemed of age for the purpose of joining with his adult spouse in the execution of any instrument affecting the spouse's real estate.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.040
Person under eighteen years of age may join in conveyance with adult spouse
Known as the Private Landowner Protection Act
The act spans §§ 442–442 (78 sections).
Effective: 07 Jan 1975, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 374, A. 1949 S.B. 1124, A.L. 1959 S.B. 140, A.L. 1974 2d Ex
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.