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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 475.093

Court may authorize participation in family trust

Known as the The Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law

The act spans §§ 475–475 (141 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 2011; (L. 1996 S.B. 768, A.L. 1998 S.B. 852 & 913, A.L. 1999 S.B. 211 merged with S.B. 386, A.L. 2011 S.B. 70)

1. If the court finds that the establishment of a trust would be in the protectee's best interest, the court may authorize the establishment of a trust account for the benefit of a protectee pursuant to sections 402.199 to 402.208, if it finds that the protectee qualifies as a life beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 402.200, or the court may authorize the establishment of such trust for the benefit of a protectee pursuant to section 475.092.

2. A trust account established pursuant to sections 402.199 to 402.208 will be in the best interest of the protectee, notwithstanding the fact that a sum not exceeding twenty-five percent of the principal balance as defined in subdivision (9) of section 402.200 will be distributed to the charitable trust of the Missouri family trust as prescribed by section 402.203.

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