The rights of inheritance or any other statutory rights of a surviving spouse of a decedent who dies intestate shall be deemed to have been waived if prior to, or after, the marriage such intended spouse or spouse by a written contract did agree to waive such rights, after full disclosure of the nature and extent thereof, including the nature and extent of all property interests of the parties, and if the thing or promise given to the waiving party is a fair consideration under all the circumstances.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.120
Inheritance and statutory rights deemed waived, when
Known as the Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
The act spans §§ 474–474 (79 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1963; (RSMo 1939 § 334, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 247, A.L. 1963 p. 655); Prior revisions: 1929 § 334; 1919 § 330; 1909 § 362
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.