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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 461.033

Revocation or change of beneficiaries designation

Known as the Nonprobate Transfers Law

The act spans §§ 461–461 (34 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Helena Chemical Co. v. True (In Re True) (2002)

Most recently applied in Helena Chemical Co. v. True (In Re True) (November 2002)

Effective: 28 Aug 1995; (L. 1989 H.B. 145 § 28, A.L. 1995 S.B. 116)

1. A beneficiary designation may be revoked or changed in whole or in part during the lifetime of the owner. A revocation or change of a beneficiary designation involving property of joint owners may only be made with the agreement of all owners then living.

2. A subsequent beneficiary designation revokes a prior beneficiary designation unless the subsequent beneficiary designation expressly provides otherwise.

3. A revocation or change in a beneficiary designation shall comply with the terms of the governing instrument, the rules of the transferring entity and the applicable law.

4. A beneficiary designation may not be revoked or changed by the provisions of a will unless the beneficiary designation expressly grants the owner the right to revoke or change a beneficiary designation by will.

5. A transfer during the owner's lifetime of the owner's interest in property, with or without consideration, terminates the beneficiary designation with respect to the property transferred.

6. The effective date of a revocation or change in a beneficiary designation shall be determined in the same manner as the effective date of a beneficiary designation.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.