When a person dies, his real and personal property, except exempt property, passes to the persons to whom it is devised by his last will, or, in the absence of such disposition, to the persons who succeed to his estate as his heirs; but it is subject to the possession of the executor or administrator and to the election of the surviving spouse and is chargeable with the expenses of administering the estate, the payment of other claims and allowances to the family, except as otherwise provided in this law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.260
Devolution of estate at death
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lowe v. Brajkovic (In Re Brajkovic) (1993)
Most recently applied in 279 F. Supp. 2d 1057 - Jones v. City of St. Louis (May 2003)
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (L. 1955 p. 385 § 105)
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.