If after making a will the testator is divorced, all provisions in the will in favor of the testator's spouse so divorced are thereby revoked but the effect of the revocation shall be the same as if the divorced spouse had died at the time of the divorce. With this exception, no written will, nor any part thereof, can be revoked by any change in the circumstances or condition of the testator.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.420
Change in circumstances — divorce
Known as the Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
The act spans §§ 474–474 (79 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re the Trust Estate of Rivas (1983)
Most recently applied in In Re the Trust Estate of Rivas (July 1983)
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (L. 1955 p. 385 § 271)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.