Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 474 - Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills
Section 474.435 - Class gift terminology includes certain persons and relationships, how determined.

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability

Chapter 474 - Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills

Section 474.010 - General rules of descent.

Section 474.015 - Failure to survive decedent by 120 hours deemed predecease of decedent — consequences.

Section 474.020 - Lineals take per capita and per stirpes, when.

Section 474.030 - Partial intestacy.

Section 474.040 - Collaterals of half blood inherit, how.

Section 474.050 - Posthumous children to inherit.

Section 474.060 - Determination of relationship of parent and child — adopted person is child of adopting parent, exception — illegitimate child, relationship determined.

Section 474.070 - Legitimation by marriage.

Section 474.080 - Issue of void or dissolved marriage, legitimate.

Section 474.090 - Advancements counted against share, when — evaluation.

Section 474.100 - Alienage no bar to descent.

Section 474.110 - Curtesy and dower abolished.

Section 474.120 - Inheritance and statutory rights deemed waived, when.

Section 474.130 - Estate conveyed determines on failure of contractual bar.

Section 474.140 - Inheritance and statutory rights barred on misconduct of spouse.

Section 474.150 - Gifts in fraud of marital rights — presumptions on conveyances.

Section 474.155 - Contract to make will or devise, revoke or not revoke will or devise, or to die intestate, how established.

Section 474.160 - Election by surviving spouse to take against will, effect.

Section 474.163 - Valuation of estate, how determined.

Section 474.170 - Notice of right to elect.

Section 474.180 - Time for making of election.

Section 474.190 - Form of election, filing.

Section 474.200 - Right of election personal to surviving spouse.

Section 474.220 - Waiver of right to elect.

Section 474.230 - Effect of failure to elect to take against will.

Section 474.235 - Share of omitted spouse.

Section 474.240 - Share of omitted children, how determined.

Section 474.250 - Exempt property of surviving spouse or minor children.

Section 474.260 - One year support allowance, property in lieu thereof — allowance exempt from all claims.

Section 474.270 - Exempt property applied for, when.

Section 474.280 - Proceeds of sale of exempt property paid over, when.

Section 474.290 - Homestead allowance — partition of real estate selected, procedure — waiver.

Section 474.293 - Provision of family allowance by independent personal representative — limitations — relief by court.

Section 474.300 - Effect of death of spouse or child or marriage of minor on family and homestead allowances.

Section 474.310 - Who may make will.

Section 474.320 - Will form, execution, attestation.

Section 474.330 - Who may witness will — effect of interest in will.

Section 474.333 - Will may provide for disposal of personal property by separate list.

Section 474.337 - Written will self-proved, how.

Section 474.340 - Nuncupative wills.

Section 474.350 - Revocation of nuncupative will.

Section 474.360 - Written will valid if executed in compliance with law.

Section 474.370 - Foreign wills, recorded when, evidence.

Section 474.380 - Probate of foreign wills.

Section 474.382 - Wills and trusts, English translation required, costs.

Section 474.390 - Contest of foreign will.

Section 474.395 - No-contest clauses, application of, petition may be filed — definition.

Section 474.400 - Revocation of wills.

Section 474.410 - Revocation of subsequent will also revokes first will — exception.

Section 474.420 - Change in circumstances — divorce.

Section 474.425 - Property given by testator during life treated as satisfaction of devise, when — valuation.

Section 474.430 - Court to conform to directions of will.

Section 474.435 - Class gift terminology includes certain persons and relationships, how determined.

Section 474.440 - Bond to convey does not revoke devise.

Section 474.450 - Encumbrance does not revoke devise — exoneration, when.

Section 474.455 - Devisee who does not survive testator by 120 hours treated as predeceasing testator — exceptions.

Section 474.460 - Testator surviving devisee, effect.

Section 474.463 - Exchange of securities not to adeem specific legacy.

Section 474.465 - Failure of devise to become part of residue.

Section 474.470 - Rule in Shelley's case abolished, effect.

Section 474.480 - Devise deemed to convey fee simple, when.

Section 474.500 - Wills of land to be recorded, where.

Section 474.510 - Deposit of will in court in testator's lifetime.

Section 474.520 - Construction of will.

Section 474.530 - Wills heretofore probated, effect — evidence.