Chapter

Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.010— Venue
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.013— Character of proceeding — jurisdiction of court
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.017— Application for letters — content
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.020— If no application filed, others may request administration or probate —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.023— Court or clerk to grant letters
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.030— Request for special notice of hearings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.033— Notice of letters — duty of clerk — publication — form
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.037— Successor need not publish notice, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.040— Notice where there are no known heirs
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.043— Will of decedent, where delivered — wills found in safe deposit boxes, how..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.047— Certificate of probate or rejection
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.050— Wills, presentment for probate, time limited — presented, defined
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.053— Testimony of subscribing witnesses, other evidence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.057— Commission for testimony of nonattendant witness
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.060— Testimony before officer, effect
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.063— Testimony to be recorded — record as evidence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.065— Probate of will, when — procedure for contest
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.067— Proof of nuncupative wills
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.070— Heirs, time limits to establish interest in estate — posthumous heirs in..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.073— Proof required for probate and grant of administration
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.077— Proceedings reopened, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.080— Certificate of probate, contents — evidence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.081— Probate of portion of will
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.083— Will binding, when — contest of will, when, procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.084— Compromise of controversy as to probate, when binding
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.085— Court approval of compromise, procedure for securing
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.087— Will not effective until probated
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.090— Refusal of letters
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.091— Clerk's duties as to certain forms — not practice of law
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.092— Court may order administration previously commenced pursuant to..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.095— Apportionment of property between surviving spouse and children
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.097— Small estate — distribution of assets without letters, when — affidavit —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.100— Effect of acquittances by distributees of small estate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.107— Small estate appraised, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.110— Persons entitled to letters
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.113— Letters granted to others, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.117— Persons and corporations disqualified as personal representative —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.120— Form of letters testamentary
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.123— Form of letters of administration
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.127— Letters c.t.a. and d.b.n., form
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.130— Letters or copies, evidence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.133— Administrator during minority or absence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.137— Administrator pending contest, appointed when — duties
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.139— Resignation by executor or administrator, procedure, effect
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.140— Removal of personal representative
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.143— Revocation of letters on finding will
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.147— Administrator d.b.n., when appointed
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.150— Remaining executor or administrator to continue
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.153— Compensation of personal representatives, accountants and attorneys
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.155— Compensation of accountants and attorneys (first class counties and St...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.157— Bond of personal representative — conditions of bond
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.160— Bond not required, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.163— Agreements with surety as to deposit of assets
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.167— Execution of bond
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.170— Obligees of bond — liability of surety
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.173— Bond of joint executors or administrators
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.177— Affidavit of personal sureties
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.180— Persons not acceptable as sureties
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.183— Approval of bond
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.187— Bond valid though rejected
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.190— Sufficiency of bond to be shown on settlements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.193— Inquiry into condition of sureties — order for new bond
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.197— Court may require, increase or decrease bond, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.200— Letters revoked on failure to give bond
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.203— Effect of new bond
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.207— Execution of bond deemed appearance by surety — procedure on breach of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.210— Successor may sue on bond
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.213— Limitations on suits
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.217— Action on bond generally
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.220— Inventory and appraisement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.223— Settlement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.227— Security
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.230— Citation of partner
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.233— Inventory and appraisement — classification of property
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.237— Affidavit to inventory
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.240— Additional inventory
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.243— Compensation of appraisers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.247— Debt of executor not discharged
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.250— Debt of administrator, assets
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.253— Inventory as evidence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.260— Devolution of estate at death
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.263— Possession of assets
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.267— Assets for payment of claims
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.270— Collection of debts, prosecution and defense of suits
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.273— Actions instituted by or against decedent, duties
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.277— Compromise of debts due estate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.280— Purchase at foreclosure of mortgage held by estate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.283— Title to real estate, how taken on such purchase — how administered
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.287— Encumbered property to be redeemed, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.290— Payment of debt of decedent secured by property of another — procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.293— Disposition of valueless or encumbered property
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.297— Expenditures for preservation of property
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.300— Continuation of business of decedent
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.303— Specific execution of contract of decedent — petition
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.307— Notice — hearing — intervention
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.310— Specific execution of contract of decedent, court order — warranties —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.313— Action for specific performance — proceedings in probate division of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.317— Completion of contracts to purchase property — exercise of options
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.320— Interest may be sold, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.323— Interest relinquished to vendor, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.327— Procedure in case of sale of school lands
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.330— Conveyances, how made — procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.333— Investment of liquid assets
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.337— Bank deposits
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.340— Discovery of assets, procedure for
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.360— Limitations on filing of claims — when claims barred
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.363— Suits pending at decedent's death deemed duly filed, when — personal..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.367— Actions commenced after decedent's death deemed filed, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.370— Establishment of claim by judgment — judgment deemed filed, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.380— Claims, form and verification — claim to be established by evidence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.383— Claims not due, proceedings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.387— Secured claims — surrender of security — payment
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.390— Contingent claims
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.393— Collection of contingent claims from distributees — limitations — contribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.397— Classification of claims and statutory allowances
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.398— Recovery of public assistance funds from recipient's estate, when..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.399— Definitions — obligation to repay assistance, claim against estate, when —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.403— Allowance of claims — court's duties — allowance by personal representative
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.407— Defenses against claims
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.410— Offsets or counterclaims — personal representative to list — how asserted —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.413— Hearing and disposition of claims — notice
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.423— Claim of personal representative — how established — procedure — fee
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.427— Compromise of claims against estate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.430— Payments of claims and statutory allowances in order of classification —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.433— Payment of claims not required prior to six months after first publication..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.437— Extension or renewal of encumbrances of assets
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.440— Enforcement of judgment, attachment or execution liens which attached prior..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.443— Proceedings where real estate has been sold under junior judgment
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.444— Limitations on filing claims — when claims barred
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.457— Sale of property under power in will
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.460— Purposes for which property may be sold, mortgaged, leased or exchanged
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.463— No known heirs, property to be sold
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.467— Reservation of property under direction of will — specific devises reserved
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.470— Heirs may give bond and prevent sale
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.473— Terms of sale
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.477— Executor or administrator not to purchase, exception
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.480— Validity of proceedings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.483— Sales of perishable property
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.487— Sale, mortgage or lease of personal property
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.490— Sale of real estate on court's motion, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.493— Petition to sell, mortgage or lease real estate — notice — order
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.497— Creditor or other person may file petition, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.500— Order for sale, mortgage or lease of property, content — duration —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.507— Notice of public sale of real estate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.510— Public sale of real estate, where made, adjournment
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.513— Report of sale — objections — approval
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.517— New sale ordered, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.520— Conveyance executed, contents — effect
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.523— Execution of conveyance or lease where personal representative resigns,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.527— Taxes not liens in hands of transferee
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.530— Brokers', abstracting, and auctioneers' fees
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.533— Platting of real estate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.537— Exchange of property
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.540— Settlements required, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.543— Settlements, contents — vouchers for disbursement — evidence, checks and drafts
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.550— Interest to be accounted for
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.553— Settlement docket, contents
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.557— Notice of time for settlement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.560— Failure to file settlement, citation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.563— Settlement after citation, penalty
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.567— Failure to settle after citation, letters revoked
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.570— Settlement, payment of claims — apportionment where assets insufficient
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.573— Creditor may have execution, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.577— Scire facias against sureties, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.580— Proceedings on scire facias
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.583— Petition for final settlement and distribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.587— Notice of final settlement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.590— Objections to settlement, when filed — form — hearing — approval
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.593— Credit for uncollectible debts shown in inventory
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.597— Conclusiveness of order approving final settlement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.600— Accounting for assets received and disbursed after final settlement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.603— Settlement on death, resignation, or removal of personal representative
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.607— Proceedings to compel settlement — judgment, enforcement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.610— Distribution, when required
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.613— Partial distribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.617— Decree of final distribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.618— Notice to judgment creditors of distribution — contents of request
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.620— Order in which assets are appropriated — abatement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.623— Contribution between devisees
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.627— Advancements to be determined
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.630— Right of retainer
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.633— Interest on general legacies
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.637— Distributees to refund, when — judgment
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.640— Partition of personal property in kind
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.643— Property sold to effect partition, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.647— Notice of application for partition
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.650— Distributee may credit share against purchase price, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.653— Proceedings to compel distribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.657— Distribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.660— Discharge of personal representative
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.663— No administration within one year after death and no will probated,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.665— Definitions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.668— Administration of estate of nonresident decedent as original proceeding
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.671— Jurisdiction of property — situs of intangibles
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.675— Applicability of law to estate of nonresident decedent — exceptions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.676— Filing of copy of appointment of domiciliary foreign personal..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.677— Domiciliary foreign personal representative, powers, duties and obligations
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.678— Power of domiciliary foreign personal representative, when executed —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.682— Priority of personal representative appointed by court of decedent's..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.685— Foreign personal representative subject to jurisdiction of courts of state,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.687— Foreign personal representative also subject to court's jurisdiction to..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.689— Service of process on foreign personal representative, how made
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.691— Debtor or custodian may pay or deliver personal property to foreign..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.692— Adjudication against any personal representative of estate binding on local..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.694— Effect of law on reciprocal corporate fiduciaries law
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.697— Letters of administration for persons absent for five or more years —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.700— Who may testify
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.703— Publication of finding — time for rebuttal
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.707— Issuance of letters, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.710— Revocation of letters, when — effect — procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.713— Distributees to give bond before receiving estate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.717— Supposed decedent substituted for administrator, when — effect on actions,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.720— Payment of costs
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.730— Public administrators — qualifications — election — oath — bond — public..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.733— Certificate and oath — bond, how sued on
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.737— Administrators to have separate offices — St. Louis administrator in civil..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.739— Compensation for attendance at training session, certain public..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.740— Compensation, Boone and Clay counties — removal from office — public..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.741— County governing body may authorize additional compensation, when — maximum..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.742— Salary schedule for public administrators, certain counties — administrator..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.743— Duty of public administrator to take charge of estates, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.748— Unenforceability of certain contract provisions requiring a public..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.750— Powers and duties under administration law
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.753— Notice of administration, when and how given — penalty for failure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.757— Civil officers to inform public administrator as to property, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.760— Shall prosecute necessary suits
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.763— Court may order public administrator to account to successor, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.767— Public administrator, duties after expiration of term — duties prior to..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.770— Deputies, appointment, tenure, compensation, powers (first classification..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.771— Deputies, appointment in all counties but counties of the first..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.773— Public administrator and sureties liable for acts of deputies
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.775— Staff to be deemed county employees — full-time staff may be provided for..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.780— Independent administration, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.783— Notice of independent administration, contents
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.787— Duties of personal representative in independent administration — attorney..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.793— Inventory of property by independent personal representative
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.797— Independent personal representative may employ appraisers, attorney,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.800— Supplementary inventory, when required — copies to interested persons
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.803— Independent personal representative's right to decedent's property —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.810— Powers and duties of independent personal representative
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.811— Dealing in good faith for value with independent representative protected —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.820— Liability of personal representative
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.823— Compensation of independent personal representative and attorney
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.827— Review of compensation of independent personal representative and of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.830— Court may restrain personal representative, when — petition — hearing —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.833— Revocation of independent administration, when — petition — hearing —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.837— Settlement of estate, when — notice — distribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.840— Completion of administration — discharge of independent personal..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.843— Time for complete settlement or filing of statement of account — extension
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.844— Distribution in kind — deeds, evidentiary effect — improper distribution,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.845— Interest of purchaser for value from, or lender to, distributee of property..