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Section 473.487 - Sale, mortgage or lease of personal property. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 473.487. Sale, mortgage or lease...
Section 473.490 - Sale of real estate on court's motion, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 473.490. Sale of real estate...
Section 473.493 - Petition to sell, mortgage or lease real estate — notice — order. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 473.493. Petition to sell, mortgage...
Section 473.497 - Creditor or other person may file petition, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.497. Creditor or other person...
Section 473.500 - Order for sale, mortgage or lease of property, content — duration — reappraisal, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.500. Order for sale, mortgage...
Section 473.507 - Notice of public sale of real estate. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.507. Notice of public sale...
Section 473.510 - Public sale of real estate, where made, adjournment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.510. Public sale of real...
Section 473.513 - Report of sale — objections — approval. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.513. Report of sale —...
Section 473.517 - New sale ordered, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.517. New sale ordered, when....
Section 473.520 - Conveyance executed, contents — effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.520. Conveyance executed, contents —...
Section 473.523 - Execution of conveyance or lease where personal representative resigns, dies or has letter revoked. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.523. Execution of conveyance or...
Section 473.527 - Taxes not liens in hands of transferee. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.527. Taxes not liens in...
Section 473.530 - Brokers', abstracting, and auctioneers' fees. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 473.530. Brokers', abstracting, and auctioneers'...
Section 473.533 - Platting of real estate. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.533. Platting of real estate....
Section 473.537 - Exchange of property. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.537. Exchange of property. —...
Section 473.540 - Settlements required, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.540. Settlements required, when. —...
Section 473.543 - Settlements, contents — vouchers for disbursement — evidence, checks and drafts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 473.543. Settlements, contents — vouchers...
Section 473.550 - Interest to be accounted for. - Effective - 28 Aug 1971 473.550. Interest to be accounted...
Section 473.553 - Settlement docket, contents. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.553. Settlement docket, contents. —...
Section 473.557 - Notice of time for settlement. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.557. Notice of time for...
Section 473.560 - Failure to file settlement, citation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.560. Failure to file settlement,...
Section 473.563 - Settlement after citation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.563. Settlement after citation, penalty....
Section 473.567 - Failure to settle after citation, letters revoked. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.567. Failure to settle after...
Section 473.570 - Settlement, payment of claims — apportionment where assets insufficient. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.570. Settlement, payment of claims...
Section 473.573 - Creditor may have execution, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.573. Creditor may have execution,...
Section 473.577 - Scire facias against sureties, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.577. Scire facias against sureties,...
Section 473.580 - Proceedings on scire facias. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.580. Proceedings on scire facias....
Section 473.583 - Petition for final settlement and distribution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.583. Petition for final settlement...
Section 473.587 - Notice of final settlement. - Effective - 10 Jun 1981 473.587. Notice of final settlement....
Section 473.590 - Objections to settlement, when filed — form — hearing — approval. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.590. Objections to settlement, when...
Section 473.593 - Credit for uncollectible debts shown in inventory. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.593. Credit for uncollectible debts...
Section 473.597 - Conclusiveness of order approving final settlement. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.597. Conclusiveness of order approving...
Section 473.600 - Accounting for assets received and disbursed after final settlement. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.600. Accounting for assets received...
Section 473.603 - Settlement on death, resignation, or removal of personal representative. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.603. Settlement on death, resignation,...
Section 473.607 - Proceedings to compel settlement — judgment, enforcement. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.607. Proceedings to compel settlement...
Section 473.610 - Distribution, when required. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.610. Distribution, when required. —...
Section 473.613 - Partial distribution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 473.613. Partial distribution. — 1....
Section 473.617 - Decree of final distribution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 473.617. Decree of final distribution....
Section 473.618 - Notice to judgment creditors of distribution — contents of request. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 473.618. Notice to judgment creditors...
Section 473.620 - Order in which assets are appropriated — abatement. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.620. Order in which assets...
Section 473.623 - Contribution between devisees. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 473.623. Contribution between devisees. —...
Section 473.627 - Advancements to be determined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.627. Advancements to be determined....
Section 473.630 - Right of retainer. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.630. Right of retainer. —...
Section 473.633 - Interest on general legacies. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 473.633. Interest on general legacies....
Section 473.637 - Distributees to refund, when — judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.637. Distributees to refund, when...
Section 473.640 - Partition of personal property in kind. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 473.640. Partition of personal property...
Section 473.643 - Property sold to effect partition, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.643. Property sold to effect...
Section 473.647 - Notice of application for partition. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.647. Notice of application for...
Section 473.650 - Distributee may credit share against purchase price, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.650. Distributee may credit share...
Section 473.653 - Proceedings to compel distribution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 473.653. Proceedings to compel distribution....
Section 473.657 - Distribution. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 473.657. Distribution. — 1. Distribution...
Section 473.660 - Discharge of personal representative. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.660. Discharge of personal representative....
Section 473.663 - No administration within one year after death and no will probated, interested party may petition — contents of petition — notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 2015 473.663. No administration within one...
Section 473.665 - Definitions. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.665. Definitions. — As used...
Section 473.668 - Administration of estate of nonresident decedent as original proceeding. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 473.668. Administration of estate of...
Section 473.671 - Jurisdiction of property — situs of intangibles. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 473.671. Jurisdiction of property —...
Section 473.675 - Applicability of law to estate of nonresident decedent — exceptions. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.675. Applicability of law to...
Section 473.676 - Filing of copy of appointment of domiciliary foreign personal representative, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.676. Filing of copy of...
Section 473.677 - Domiciliary foreign personal representative, powers, duties and obligations. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981, 2 histories 473.677. Domiciliary foreign...
Section 473.678 - Power of domiciliary foreign personal representative, when executed — termination of powers — substitution of local personal representative, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.678. Power of domiciliary foreign...
Section 473.682 - Priority of personal representative appointed by court of decedent's domicile — exceptions. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.682. Priority of personal representative...
Section 473.685 - Foreign personal representative subject to jurisdiction of courts of state, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.685. Foreign personal representative subject...
Section 473.687 - Foreign personal representative also subject to court's jurisdiction to same extent as decedent prior to death. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981, 2 histories 473.687. Foreign personal...
Section 473.689 - Service of process on foreign personal representative, how made. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.689. Service of process on...
Section 473.691 - Debtor or custodian may pay or deliver personal property to foreign representative, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1967 473.691. Debtor or custodian may...
Section 473.692 - Adjudication against any personal representative of estate binding on local personal representative. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.692. Adjudication against any personal...
Section 473.694 - Effect of law on reciprocal corporate fiduciaries law. - Effective - 28 Aug 1971 473.694. Effect of law on...
Section 473.697 - Letters of administration for persons absent for five or more years — application — notice — hearing. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 473.697. Letters of administration for...
Section 473.700 - Who may testify. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 473.700. Who may testify. —...
Section 473.703 - Publication of finding — time for rebuttal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 473.703. Publication of finding —...
Section 473.707 - Issuance of letters, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 473.707. Issuance of letters, when....
Section 473.710 - Revocation of letters, when — effect — procedure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 473.710. Revocation of letters, when...
Section 473.713 - Distributees to give bond before receiving estate. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 473.713. Distributees to give bond...
Section 473.717 - Supposed decedent substituted for administrator, when — effect on actions, judgments. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 473.717. Supposed decedent substituted for...
Section 473.720 - Payment of costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 473.720. Payment of costs. —...
Section 473.730 - Public administrators — qualifications — election — oath — bond — public administrator deemed public office, duties — salaried public administrators deemed county officials — City of St. Louis, appointments of administrators. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 473.730. Public administrators...
Section 473.733 - Certificate and oath — bond, how sued on. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 473.733. Certificate and oath —...
Section 473.737 - Administrators to have separate offices — St. Louis administrator in civil courts building — certain public administrators to have secretaries — clerical personnel to be provided, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 473.737. Administrators to have separate...
Section 473.739 - Compensation for attendance at training session, certain public administrators, expenses shall be reimbursed, when (certain counties of the first classification). - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 473.739. Compensation for attendance at...
Section 473.740 - Compensation, Boone and Clay counties — removal from office — public administrator's fees paid to county, when — public administrator's salary in lieu of fees, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1996 473.740. Compensation, Boone and Clay...
Section 473.741 - County governing body may authorize additional compensation, when — maximum allowed — additional compensation to terminate, when (certain first class counties). - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.741. County governing body may...
Section 473.742 - Salary schedule for public administrators, certain counties — administrator to choose salary or fee collection — certain administrators may join LAGERS. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories 473.742. Salary schedule...
Section 473.743 - Duty of public administrator to take charge of estates, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories 473.743. Duty of...
Section 473.748 - Unenforceability of certain contract provisions requiring a public administrator to be personally responsible for debt or account of a ward or protectee. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 473.748. Unenforceability of certain contract...
Section 473.750 - Powers and duties under administration law. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.750. Powers and duties under...
Section 473.753 - Notice of administration, when and how given — penalty for failure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 473.753. Notice of administration, when...
Section 473.757 - Civil officers to inform public administrator as to property, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 473.757. Civil officers to inform...
Section 473.760 - Shall prosecute necessary suits. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.760. Shall prosecute necessary suits....
Section 473.763 - Court may order public administrator to account to successor, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 473.763. Court may order public...
Section 473.767 - Public administrator, duties after expiration of term — duties prior to expiration of term, certain counties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2000 473.767. Public administrator, duties after...
Section 473.770 - Deputies, appointment, tenure, compensation, powers (first classification counties) — delegation of duties, certain counties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 473.770. Deputies, appointment,...
Section 473.771 - Deputies, appointment in all counties but counties of the first classification — tenure — compensation — powers — delegation to deputies. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 473.771. Deputies, appointment...
Section 473.773 - Public administrator and sureties liable for acts of deputies. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 473.773. Public administrator and sureties...
Section 473.775 - Staff to be deemed county employees — full-time staff may be provided for certain administrators. - Effective - 28 Aug 2000 473.775. Staff to be deemed...
Section 473.780 - Independent administration, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.780. Independent administration, when. —...
Section 473.783 - Notice of independent administration, contents. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.783. Notice of independent administration,...
Section 473.787 - Duties of personal representative in independent administration — attorney required, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 473.787. Duties of personal representative...
Section 473.793 - Inventory of property by independent personal representative. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.793. Inventory of property by...
Section 473.797 - Independent personal representative may employ appraisers, attorney, accountant or tax specialist. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.797. Independent personal representative may...
Section 473.800 - Supplementary inventory, when required — copies to interested persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.800. Supplementary inventory, when required...
Section 473.803 - Independent personal representative's right to decedent's property — exceptions — duties. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.803. Independent personal representative's right...
Section 473.810 - Powers and duties of independent personal representative. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.810. Powers and duties of...
Section 473.811 - Dealing in good faith for value with independent representative protected — no duty to inquire — liability of independent personal representative. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.811. Dealing in good faith...
Section 473.820 - Liability of personal representative. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.820. Liability of personal representative....
Section 473.823 - Compensation of independent personal representative and attorney. - Effective - 23 May 1996 473.823. Compensation of independent personal...
Section 473.827 - Review of compensation of independent personal representative and of employment and compensation of others, when — refunds, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.827. Review of compensation of...
Section 473.830 - Court may restrain personal representative, when — petition — hearing — procedure. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.830. Court may restrain personal...
Section 473.833 - Revocation of independent administration, when — petition — hearing — orders of court. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.833. Revocation of independent administration,...
Section 473.837 - Settlement of estate, when — notice — distribution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 473.837. Settlement of estate, when...
Section 473.840 - Completion of administration — discharge of independent personal representative, when — procedures — objections, time limitation, procedure. - Effective - 23 May 1996 473.840. Completion of administration —...
Section 473.843 - Time for complete settlement or filing of statement of account — extension. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 473.843. Time for complete settlement...
Section 473.844 - Distribution in kind — deeds, evidentiary effect — improper distribution, liability of distributee, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.844. Distribution in kind —...
Section 473.845 - Interest of purchaser for value from, or lender to, distributee of property protected. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 473.845. Interest of purchaser for...
Chapter 474 - Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills
Section 474.010 - General rules of descent. - Effective - 23 May 1996 474.010. General rules of descent....
Section 474.015 - Failure to survive decedent by 120 hours deemed predecease of decedent — consequences. - Effective - 10 Jun 1981 474.015. Failure to survive decedent...
Section 474.020 - Lineals take per capita and per stirpes, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.020. Lineals take per capita...
Section 474.030 - Partial intestacy. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.030. Partial intestacy. — If...
Section 474.040 - Collaterals of half blood inherit, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.040. Collaterals of half blood...
Section 474.050 - Posthumous children to inherit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 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. - Effective - 10 Jun 1981, 2 histories 474.060. Determination of...
Section 474.070 - Legitimation by marriage. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.070. Legitimation by marriage. —...
Section 474.080 - Issue of void or dissolved marriage, legitimate. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.080. Issue of void or...
Section 474.090 - Advancements counted against share, when — evaluation. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.090. Advancements counted against share,...
Section 474.100 - Alienage no bar to descent. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.100. Alienage no bar to...
Section 474.110 - Curtesy and dower abolished. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.110. Curtesy and dower abolished....
Section 474.120 - Inheritance and statutory rights deemed waived, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1963 474.120. Inheritance and statutory rights...
Section 474.130 - Estate conveyed determines on failure of contractual bar. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.130. Estate conveyed determines on...
Section 474.140 - Inheritance and statutory rights barred on misconduct of spouse. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 474.140. Inheritance and statutory rights...
Section 474.150 - Gifts in fraud of marital rights — presumptions on conveyances. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 474.150. Gifts in...
Section 474.155 - Contract to make will or devise, revoke or not revoke will or devise, or to die intestate, how established. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.155. Contract to make will...
Section 474.160 - Election by surviving spouse to take against will, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 474.160. Election by surviving spouse...
Section 474.163 - Valuation of estate, how determined. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.163. Valuation of estate, how...
Section 474.170 - Notice of right to elect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 474.170. Notice of right to...
Section 474.180 - Time for making of election. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 474.180. Time for making of...
Section 474.190 - Form of election, filing. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 474.190. Form of election, filing....
Section 474.200 - Right of election personal to surviving spouse. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 474.200. Right of election personal...
Section 474.220 - Waiver of right to elect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.220. Waiver of right to...
Section 474.230 - Effect of failure to elect to take against will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.230. Effect of failure to...
Section 474.235 - Share of omitted spouse. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.235. Share of omitted spouse....
Section 474.240 - Share of omitted children, how determined. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.240. Share of omitted children,...
Section 474.250 - Exempt property of surviving spouse or minor children. - Effective - 23 May 1996 474.250. Exempt property of surviving...
Section 474.260 - One year support allowance, property in lieu thereof — allowance exempt from all claims. - Effective - 23 May 1996 474.260. One year support allowance,...
Section 474.270 - Exempt property applied for, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 474.270. Exempt property applied for,...
Section 474.280 - Proceeds of sale of exempt property paid over, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 474.280. Proceeds of sale of...
Section 474.290 - Homestead allowance — partition of real estate selected, procedure — waiver. - Effective - 23 May 1996 474.290. Homestead allowance — partition...
Section 474.293 - Provision of family allowance by independent personal representative — limitations — relief by court. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.293. Provision of family allowance...
Section 474.300 - Effect of death of spouse or child or marriage of minor on family and homestead allowances. - Effective - 28 Aug 1965 474.300. Effect of death of...
Section 474.310 - Who may make will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 474.310. Who may make will....
Section 474.320 - Will form, execution, attestation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.320. Will form, execution, attestation....
Section 474.330 - Who may witness will — effect of interest in will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.330. Who may witness will...
Section 474.333 - Will may provide for disposal of personal property by separate list. - Effective - 23 May 1996 474.333. Will may provide for...
Section 474.337 - Written will self-proved, how. - Effective - 12 Jun 1991 474.337. Written will self-proved, how....
Section 474.340 - Nuncupative wills. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.340. Nuncupative wills. — 1....
Section 474.350 - Revocation of nuncupative will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.350. Revocation of nuncupative will....
Section 474.360 - Written will valid if executed in compliance with law. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981, 2 histories 474.360. Written will...
Section 474.370 - Foreign wills, recorded when, evidence. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.370. Foreign wills, recorded when,...
Section 474.380 - Probate of foreign wills. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.380. Probate of foreign wills....
Section 474.382 - Wills and trusts, English translation required, costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1998 474.382. Wills and trusts, English...
Section 474.390 - Contest of foreign will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.390. Contest of foreign will....
Section 474.395 - No-contest clauses, application of, petition may be filed — definition. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 474.395. No-contest clauses, application of,...
Section 474.400 - Revocation of wills. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.400. Revocation of wills. —...
Section 474.410 - Revocation of subsequent will also revokes first will — exception. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.410. Revocation of subsequent will...
Section 474.420 - Change in circumstances — divorce. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.420. Change in circumstances —...
Section 474.425 - Property given by testator during life treated as satisfaction of devise, when — valuation. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.425. Property given by testator...
Section 474.430 - Court to conform to directions of will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.430. Court to conform to...
Section 474.435 - Class gift terminology includes certain persons and relationships, how determined. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.435. Class gift terminology includes...
Section 474.440 - Bond to convey does not revoke devise. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.440. Bond to convey does...
Section 474.450 - Encumbrance does not revoke devise — exoneration, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.450. Encumbrance does not revoke...
Section 474.455 - Devisee who does not survive testator by 120 hours treated as predeceasing testator — exceptions. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.455. Devisee who does not...
Section 474.460 - Testator surviving devisee, effect. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.460. Testator surviving devisee, effect....
Section 474.463 - Exchange of securities not to adeem specific legacy. - Effective - 10 Jun 1981 474.463. Exchange of securities not...
Section 474.465 - Failure of devise to become part of residue. - Effective - 01 Jan 1981 474.465. Failure of devise to...
Section 474.470 - Rule in Shelley's case abolished, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.470. Rule in Shelley's case...
Section 474.480 - Devise deemed to convey fee simple, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.480. Devise deemed to convey...
Section 474.500 - Wills of land to be recorded, where. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.500. Wills of land to...
Section 474.510 - Deposit of will in court in testator's lifetime. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 474.510. Deposit of will in...
Section 474.520 - Construction of will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 474.520. Construction of will. —...
Section 474.530 - Wills heretofore probated, effect — evidence. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 474.530. Wills heretofore probated, effect...
Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship
Section 475.010 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 475.010. Definitions. —...
Section 475.011 - Preference for spiritual healing not evidence of incapacity. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 475.011. Preference for spiritual healing...
Section 475.015 - Relationship of guardianship provisions to uniform veterans' guardianship law — powers of Veterans' Administration. - Effective - 10 Jun 1981 475.015. Relationship of guardianship provisions...
Section 475.016 - Persons adjudged incompetent prior to September 28, 1983 — review — effect on prior appointed guardians — one year to meet new reporting requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.016. Persons adjudged...
Section 475.020 - Applicability of provisions of probate code to guardianship. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.020. Applicability of provisions of...
Section 475.025 - Rights of parents as natural guardians of minors. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.025. Rights of parents as...
Section 475.030 - Letters of guardianship and conservatorship issued, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.030. Letters of guardianship and...
Section 475.035 - Venue. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 475.035. Venue. —...
Section 475.040 - Change of venue. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.040. Change of venue. —...
Section 475.045 - Who may be appointed guardian of minor. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 475.045. Who may be appointed...
Section 475.046 - Standby guardian permitted, when — appointment procedure — authority effective, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 475.046. Standby guardian permitted, when...
Section 475.050 - Appointment of guardian or conservator of disabled or incapacitated persons — order of priority. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 475.050. Appointment of...
Section 475.055 - Qualifications of guardians or conservators. - Effective - 28 Aug 1994 475.055. Qualifications of guardians or...
Section 475.060 - Application for guardianship — petition for guardianship requirements — incapacitated persons, petition requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.060. Application for...
Section 475.061 - Application for conservatorship — may combine with petition for guardian of person. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.061. Application for...
Section 475.062 - Procedures for petition for appointment of conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.062. Procedures for...
Section 475.065 - Single guardianship or conservatorship for two or more persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.065. Single guardianship or conservatorship...
Section 475.070 - Notice of petition for appointment of guardian or conservator for a minor — service on parents of minor not required, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.070. Notice of...
Section 475.075 - Hearing on capacity or disability — notice — service — contents of petition, appointment of attorney — examination of respondent, when — burden of proof — rights of respondent — factors court to consider. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.075. Hearing on...
Section 475.077 - Judgment of incapacity or disability set aside, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.077. Judgment of incapacity or...
Section 475.078 - Effect of adjudication. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.078. Effect of...
Section 475.079 - Order appointing guardian or conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.079. Order appointing...
Section 475.080 - Appointment of limited guardian or conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 475.080. Appointment of...
Section 475.081 - Persons having disappeared, absent from country, or forcibly detained, to be partially disabled, limited conservator appointed — procedure — termination, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1994 475.081. Persons having disappeared, absent...
Section 475.082 - Review of status of persons under guardianship or conservatorship — required report, content. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.082. Review of...
Section 475.083 - Termination of guardianship or conservatorship, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.083. Termination of...
Section 475.084 - Visitation, parent may petition for, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.084. Visitation, parent may petition...
Section 475.085 - Cost of proceedings as to disability or incapacity. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.085. Cost of proceedings as...
Section 475.091 - Court's powers, estates or affairs of minors or disabled persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.091. Court's powers, estates or...
Section 475.092 - Protective arrangements and single transactions, court's powers — limitation of trustee's liability. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 475.092. Protective arrangements and single...
Section 475.093 - Court may authorize participation in family trust. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.093. Court may authorize participation...
Section 475.094 - Conservator, authorized exercise of powers. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.094. Conservator, authorized...
Section 475.095 - Conservator of the estate of nonresident minors and disabled persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.095. Conservator of the estate...
Section 475.097 - Conservator or guardian ad litem — conflicts of interest, removal. - Effective - 03 Jun 1986 475.097. Conservator or guardian ad...
Section 475.100 - Bond of conservator of estate of minor or disabled person. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.100. Bond of conservator of...
Section 475.105 - Letters of guardianship or conservatorship — form. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 475.105. Letters of guardianship or...
Section 475.110 - Removal of guardian or conservator — incapacitated or disabled person, continuation of guardianship after dissolution of marriage, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 475.110. Removal of guardian or...
Section 475.115 - Appointment of successor guardian or conservator — transfer of case, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 475.115. Appointment of...
Section 475.120 - General powers and duties of guardian of the person — social service agency acting on behalf of ward, requirements — preneed funeral contract permitted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories 475.120. General powers...
Section 475.121 - Admission to mental health or developmental disability facilities. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.121. Admission to mental health...
Section 475.123 - Medical and surgical procedures — consent — emergency. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.123. Medical and surgical procedures...
Section 475.125 - Support and education of protectee and dependents. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 475.125. Support and...
Section 475.130 - General duties and powers of conservator of estate. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 475.130. General duties...
Section 475.132 - Individual liability of conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.132. Individual liability of conservator....
Section 475.134 - Protection of persons dealing with conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.134. Protection of persons dealing...
Section 475.140 - Notice of conservatorship of disabled persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 475.140. Notice of conservatorship of...
Section 475.145 - Inventory and appraisement. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.145. Inventory and...
Section 475.150 - Appraisement not required, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.150. Appraisement not required, when....
Section 475.155 - Continuation of business. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.155. Continuation of business. —...
Section 475.160 - Assets of protectee, action to obtain, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 475.160. Assets of protectee, action...
Section 475.190 - Investment of liquid assets of estate of protectee — reports. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010, 3 histories 475.190. Investment of...
Section 475.200 - Purposes for which property may be sold — petition, examination, order. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.200. Purposes for which property...
Section 475.205 - Claims against estate — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.205. Claims against estate —...
Section 475.210 - Filing of notice of pendency of action in other court against conservator, effect — disabled persons, application of law. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 475.210. Filing of notice of...
Section 475.211 - Claims against minors or protectees, classification. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 475.211. Claims against minors or...
Section 475.213 - Payment of claims according to priority. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 475.213. Payment of claims according...
Section 475.230 - Sales of real estate, how made — notice required. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.230. Sales of...
Section 475.235 - Order of sale, contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.235. Order of sale, contents....
Section 475.240 - Report and approval of sale. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.240. Report and approval of...
Section 475.245 - Deeds by conservator or successor, acknowledgment, evidentiary effect — sheriff of county to sign deed, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.245. Deeds by conservator or...
Section 475.250 - Effect of conveyance. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 475.250. Effect of conveyance. —...
Section 475.255 - Receipts and acknowledgments of conservators, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.255. Receipts and acknowledgments of...
Section 475.260 - Actions against protectee, process, enforcement of judgments. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.260. Actions against protectee, process,...
Section 475.265 - Compensation of guardians and conservators. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.265. Compensation of guardians and...
Section 475.270 - Annual settlements required, when, exception — information required. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.270. Annual settlements...
Section 475.275 - Verification of securities held by conservator — pooled accounts, defined, restrictions on — audit of pooled accounts, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 475.275. Verification of securities held...
Section 475.276 - Order waiving settlement, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.276. Order waiving...
Section 475.280 - Settlement and report dockets — notice to conservators and guardians. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.280. Settlement and report dockets...
Section 475.290 - Final settlement required, when — notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.290. Final settlement...
Section 475.295 - Death of conservator, personal representative to make settlement — waived when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.295. Death of conservator, personal...
Section 475.300 - Order for payment to protectee of amount due. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.300. Order for payment to...
Section 475.305 - Enforcement of order of payment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.305. Enforcement of order of...
Section 475.310 - Estate delivered by resident conservator to foreign guardian or conservator, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.310. Estate delivered by resident...
Section 475.315 - Receipt by protectee, successor or others, discharge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.315. Receipt by protectee, successor...
Section 475.320 - Death of protectee, distribution of estate — administration, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 475.320. Death of...
Section 475.322 - Use of multiple-party accounts and joint property. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.322. Use of multiple-party accounts...
Section 475.325 - Escheat of minor's estate, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.325. Escheat of minor's estate,...
Section 475.330 - Conservatorship dispensed with, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.330. Conservatorship dispensed with, when....
Section 475.335 - Payment and delivery to foreign guardian or conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.335. Payment and delivery to...
Section 475.336 - Effect of filing letters of foreign guardian or curator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.336. Effect of filing letters...
Section 475.337 - Jurisdiction by act of foreign guardian or conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.337. Jurisdiction by act of...
Section 475.338 - Service on foreign guardian or conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.338. Service on foreign guardian...
Section 475.339 - Nonresident domiciliary guardian or conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.339. Nonresident domiciliary guardian or...
Section 475.340 - Mortgage or sale of real estate of ward by nonresident conservator. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 475.340. Mortgage or sale of...
Section 475.341 - Voidable transactions, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.341. Voidable transactions, exceptions. —...
Section 475.342 - Estate property, conservator's duties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.342. Estate property, conservator's duties....
Section 475.343 - Personal financial resources, guardian not obligated to use — court order for ward's admission to mental health facility — authorized acts of social service agencies. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.343. Personal financial resources, guardian...
Section 475.345 - Transactions of protectees voidable, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.345. Transactions of protectees voidable,...
Section 475.350 - Incapacitated public officer, proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.350. Incapacitated public officer, proceedings....
Section 475.355 - Temporary emergency detention. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 475.355. Temporary emergency...
Section 475.357 - Child custody and visitation, probate courts to have jurisdiction, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.357. Child custody and visitation,...
Section 475.361 - Wards, rights of. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.361. Wards, rights of. —...
Section 475.370 - Exhaustion of estate. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 475.370. Exhaustion of estate. —...
Section 475.380 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.380. Definitions. — As used...
Section 475.385 - Administrator as party in interest. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.385. Administrator as party in...
Section 475.390 - When guardian appointed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.390. When guardian appointed. —...
Section 475.395 - Number of wards limited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1951 475.395. Number of wards limited....
Section 475.400 - Petition for appointment of guardian. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.400. Petition for appointment of...
Section 475.405 - Proof of necessity for appointment — minority. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.405. Proof of necessity for...
Section 475.410 - Proof of necessity for appointment — incompetency. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.410. Proof of necessity for...
Section 475.415 - Notice of petition for appointment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.415. Notice of petition for...
Section 475.420 - Qualifications and bond of guardian. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.420. Qualifications and bond of...
Section 475.425 - Filing of accounts — notice of hearing. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.425. Filing of accounts —...
Section 475.430 - Removal for failure to file accounts. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.430. Removal for failure to...
Section 475.435 - Compensation of guardian. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.435. Compensation of guardian. —...
Section 475.440 - Investment of funds. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.440. Investment of funds. —...
Section 475.445 - Application of funds. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.445. Application of funds. —...
Section 475.450 - Purchase of home for ward. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.450. Purchase of home for...
Section 475.455 - Discharge of guardian and release of sureties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.455. Discharge of guardian and...
Section 475.460 - Commitment to Veterans Administration or other United States agency. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.460. Commitment to Veterans Administration...
Section 475.465 - Construction and application. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.465. Construction and application. —...
Section 475.470 - Short title. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.470. Short title. — Sections...
Section 475.475 - Other laws as applicable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.475. Other laws as applicable....
Section 475.480 - Application of provisions relating to surety bonds and administration of estates of wards. - Effective - 28 Aug 1947 475.480. Application of provisions relating...
Section 475.501 - Short title. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.501. Short title. — Sections...
Section 475.502 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.502. Definitions. — Notwithstanding the...
Section 475.503 - International application of act. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.503. International application of act....
Section 475.504 - Communication between courts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.504. Communication between courts. —...
Section 475.505 - Cooperation between courts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.505. Cooperation between courts. —...
Section 475.506 - Taking testimony in another state. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.506. Taking testimony in another...
Section 475.521 - Definitions — significant connection factors. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.521. Definitions — significant connection...
Section 475.522 - Exclusive basis. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.522. Exclusive basis. — This...
Section 475.523 - Jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.523. Jurisdiction. — A court...
Section 475.524 - Special jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.524. Special jurisdiction. — 1....
Section 475.525 - Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.525. Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction....
Section 475.526 - Appropriate forum. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.526. Appropriate forum. — 1....
Section 475.527 - Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.527. Jurisdiction declined by reason...
Section 475.528 - Notice of proceeding. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.528. Notice of proceeding. —...
Section 475.529 - Proceedings in more than one state. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.529. Proceedings in more than...
Section 475.531 - Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.531. Transfer of guardianship or...
Section 475.532 - Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.532. Accepting guardianship or conservatorship...
Section 475.541 - Registration of guardianship orders. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.541. Registration of guardianship orders....
Section 475.542 - Registration of protective orders. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.542. Registration of protective orders....
Section 475.543 - Effect of registration. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.543. Effect of registration. —...
Section 475.544 - State law applicability. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.544. State law applicability. —...
Section 475.551 - Uniformity of application and construction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.551. Uniformity of application and...
Section 475.552 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.552. Relation to Electronic Signatures...
Section 475.555 - Effective date. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 475.555. Effective date. — 1....
Section 475.600 - Citation of law. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.600. Citation of law. —...
Section 475.602 - Delegation to attorney-in-fact, powers — revocation or withdrawal — requirements of delegation. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.602. Delegation to attorney-in-fact, powers...
Section 475.604 - Delegation form, contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 475.604. Delegation form, contents. —...