The probate division of the circuit court may hear and determine all matters pertaining to probate business, to granting letters testamentary and of administration, the appointment of guardians and conservators of minors and incapacitated and disabled persons, settling the accounts of personal representatives and conservators, and the sale or leasing of lands by personal representatives and conservators, including jurisdiction of the construction of wills as an incident to the administration of estates, of the determination of heirship, of the administration of testamentary and inter vivos trusts, of disability and incapacity proceedings as provided by law and of such other probate business as may be prescribed by law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 472.020
Jurisdiction of probate division of circuit court
Known as the Missouri Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
The act spans §§ 472–472 (51 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Missouri Protection & Advocacy Services, Inc. v. Carnahan (2007)
Most recently applied in Missouri Protection & Advocacy Services, Inc. v. Carnahan (August 2007)
Effective: 28 Aug 1983; (RSMo 1939 § 2437, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2406; 1919 § 2542; 1909 § 4056
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.