Execution of deeds and other conveyances — marital status of grantor..
Known as the Private Landowner Protection Act
The act spans §§ 442–442 (78 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Diamond Bank v. Carter (In Re Carter) (1996)
Most recently applied in Olsen v. Chase Bank USA, N.A. (March 2012)
Effective: 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories; (RSMo 1939 § 3406, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1606 merged with H.B. 1662); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3019; 1919 § 2179; 1909 § 2792
1. All deeds or other conveyances of lands, or of any estate or interest therein, shall be subscribed by the party granting the same, or by his lawful agent, and shall be acknowledged or proved and certified in the manner herein prescribed.
2. All written instruments conveying real estate or any interest in real estate shall state whether any natural person acting as grantors, mortgagors, or other parties executing the instrument are married or unmarried.
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.