The surviving spouse or other custodian of unmarried minor children shall apply for the property named in section 474.250 before the same is distributed or sold, but the property so delivered shall in no case be liable for the payment of the claims against the estate.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.270
Exempt property applied for, when
Known as the Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
The act spans §§ 474–474 (79 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1957; (RSMo 1939 § 108, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 136, A.L. 1957 p. 829); Prior revisions: 1929 § 109; 1919 § 108; 1909 § 117
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.