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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.465

Failure of devise to become part of residue

Known as the Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act

The act spans §§ 474–474 (79 sections).

Effective: 01 Jan 1981, see footnote; (L. 1980 S.B. 637)

1. Except as provided in section 474.460, if a devise, other than a residuary devise, fails for any reason, it becomes a part of the residue.

2. Except as provided in section 474.460, if the residue is devised to two or more persons and the share of one of the residuary devisees fails for any reason, his share passes to the other residuary devisee, or to other residuary devisees in proportion to their interest in the residue.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.