Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates

Section 473.010 Venue.
Section 473.013 Character of proceeding — jurisdiction of court.
Section 473.017 Application for letters — content.
Section 473.020 If no application filed, others may request administration or probate — petition, form, contents — hearing, notice, orders.
Section 473.023 Court or clerk to grant letters.
Section 473.030 Request for special notice of hearings.
Section 473.033 Notice of letters — duty of clerk — publication — form.
Section 473.037 Successor need not publish notice, when.
Section 473.040 Notice where there are no known heirs.
Section 473.043 Will of decedent, where delivered — wills found in safe deposit boxes, how delivered — refusal to deliver, how handled.
Section 473.047 Certificate of probate or rejection.
Section 473.050 Wills, presentment for probate, time limited — presented, defined.
Section 473.053 Testimony of subscribing witnesses, other evidence.
Section 473.057 Commission for testimony of nonattendant witness.
Section 473.060 Testimony before officer, effect.
Section 473.063 Testimony to be recorded — record as evidence.
Section 473.065 Probate of will, when — procedure for contest.
Section 473.067 Proof of nuncupative wills.
Section 473.070 Heirs, time limits to establish interest in estate — posthumous heirs in gestation, mother has right to file action — time limitations.
Section 473.073 Proof required for probate and grant of administration.
Section 473.077 Proceedings reopened, when.
Section 473.080 Certificate of probate, contents — evidence.
Section 473.081 Probate of portion of will.
Section 473.083 Will binding, when — contest of will, when, procedure.
Section 473.084 Compromise of controversy as to probate, when binding.
Section 473.085 Court approval of compromise, procedure for securing.
Section 473.087 Will not effective until probated.
Section 473.090 Refusal of letters.
Section 473.091 Clerk's duties as to certain forms — not practice of law.
Section 473.092 Court may order administration previously commenced pursuant to guardianship law, dispensed with, when.
Section 473.095 Apportionment of property between surviving spouse and children.
Section 473.097 Small estate — distribution of assets without letters, when — affidavit — procedure — fee.
Section 473.100 Effect of acquittances by distributees of small estate.
Section 473.107 Small estate appraised, when.
Section 473.110 Persons entitled to letters.
Section 473.113 Letters granted to others, when.
Section 473.117 Persons and corporations disqualified as personal representative — designation required — service of process, how made.
Section 473.120 Form of letters testamentary.
Section 473.123 Form of letters of administration.
Section 473.127 Letters c.t.a. and d.b.n., form.
Section 473.130 Letters or copies, evidence.
Section 473.133 Administrator during minority or absence.
Section 473.137 Administrator pending contest, appointed when — duties.
Section 473.139 Resignation by executor or administrator, procedure, effect.
Section 473.140 Removal of personal representative.
Section 473.143 Revocation of letters on finding will.
Section 473.147 Administrator d.b.n., when appointed.
Section 473.150 Remaining executor or administrator to continue.
Section 473.153 Compensation of personal representatives, accountants and attorneys.
Section 473.155 Compensation of accountants and attorneys (first class counties and St. Louis City).
Section 473.157 Bond of personal representative — conditions of bond.
Section 473.160 Bond not required, when.
Section 473.163 Agreements with surety as to deposit of assets.
Section 473.167 Execution of bond.
Section 473.170 Obligees of bond — liability of surety.
Section 473.173 Bond of joint executors or administrators.
Section 473.177 Affidavit of personal sureties.
Section 473.180 Persons not acceptable as sureties.
Section 473.183 Approval of bond.
Section 473.187 Bond valid though rejected.
Section 473.190 Sufficiency of bond to be shown on settlements.
Section 473.193 Inquiry into condition of sureties — order for new bond.
Section 473.197 Court may require, increase or decrease bond, when.
Section 473.200 Letters revoked on failure to give bond.
Section 473.203 Effect of new bond.
Section 473.207 Execution of bond deemed appearance by surety — procedure on breach of obligation of bond.
Section 473.210 Successor may sue on bond.
Section 473.213 Limitations on suits.
Section 473.217 Action on bond generally.
Section 473.220 Inventory and appraisement.
Section 473.223 Settlement.
Section 473.227 Security.
Section 473.230 Citation of partner.
Section 473.233 Inventory and appraisement — classification of property.
Section 473.237 Affidavit to inventory.
Section 473.240 Additional inventory.
Section 473.243 Compensation of appraisers.
Section 473.247 Debt of executor not discharged.
Section 473.250 Debt of administrator, assets.
Section 473.253 Inventory as evidence.
Section 473.260 Devolution of estate at death.
Section 473.263 Possession of assets.
Section 473.267 Assets for payment of claims.
Section 473.270 Collection of debts, prosecution and defense of suits.
Section 473.273 Actions instituted by or against decedent, duties.
Section 473.277 Compromise of debts due estate.
Section 473.280 Purchase at foreclosure of mortgage held by estate.
Section 473.283 Title to real estate, how taken on such purchase — how administered.
Section 473.287 Encumbered property to be redeemed, when.
Section 473.290 Payment of debt of decedent secured by property of another — procedure.
Section 473.293 Disposition of valueless or encumbered property.
Section 473.297 Expenditures for preservation of property.
Section 473.300 Continuation of business of decedent.
Section 473.303 Specific execution of contract of decedent — petition.
Section 473.307 Notice — hearing — intervention.
Section 473.310 Specific execution of contract of decedent, court order — warranties — conveyance or lease under will.
Section 473.313 Action for specific performance — proceedings in probate division of circuit court.
Section 473.317 Completion of contracts to purchase property — exercise of options.
Section 473.320 Interest may be sold, when.
Section 473.323 Interest relinquished to vendor, when.
Section 473.327 Procedure in case of sale of school lands.
Section 473.330 Conveyances, how made — procedure.
Section 473.333 Investment of liquid assets.
Section 473.337 Bank deposits.
Section 473.340 Discovery of assets, procedure for.
Section 473.360 Limitations on filing of claims — when claims barred.
Section 473.363 Suits pending at decedent's death deemed duly filed, when — personal representative to list pending actions — period of nonclaim not affected.
Section 473.367 Actions commenced after decedent's death deemed filed, when.
Section 473.370 Establishment of claim by judgment — judgment deemed filed, when.
Section 473.380 Claims, form and verification — claim to be established by evidence.
Section 473.383 Claims not due, proceedings.
Section 473.387 Secured claims — surrender of security — payment.
Section 473.390 Contingent claims.
Section 473.393 Collection of contingent claims from distributees — limitations — contribution.
Section 473.397 Classification of claims and statutory allowances.
Section 473.398 Recovery of public assistance funds from recipient's estate, when authorized — procedure — exceptions.
Section 473.399 Definitions — obligation to repay assistance, claim against estate, when — defenses, setoff — exceptions.
Section 473.403 Allowance of claims — court's duties — allowance by personal representative.
Section 473.407 Defenses against claims.
Section 473.410 Offsets or counterclaims — personal representative to list — how asserted — procedure — judgment.
Section 473.413 Hearing and disposition of claims — notice.
Section 473.423 Claim of personal representative — how established — procedure — fee.
Section 473.427 Compromise of claims against estate.
Section 473.430 Payments of claims and statutory allowances in order of classification — proportional payment — priority.
Section 473.433 Payment of claims not required prior to six months after first publication — payments after six months — insufficient funds — payment with consent of all parties — no just claim to be barred, when.
Section 473.437 Extension or renewal of encumbrances of assets.
Section 473.440 Enforcement of judgment, attachment or execution liens which attached prior to decedent's death.
Section 473.443 Proceedings where real estate has been sold under junior judgment.
Section 473.444 Limitations on filing claims — when claims barred.
Section 473.457 Sale of property under power in will.
Section 473.460 Purposes for which property may be sold, mortgaged, leased or exchanged.
Section 473.463 No known heirs, property to be sold.
Section 473.467 Reservation of property under direction of will — specific devises reserved.
Section 473.470 Heirs may give bond and prevent sale.
Section 473.473 Terms of sale.
Section 473.477 Executor or administrator not to purchase, exception.
Section 473.480 Validity of proceedings.
Section 473.483 Sales of perishable property.
Section 473.487 Sale, mortgage or lease of personal property.
Section 473.490 Sale of real estate on court's motion, when.
Section 473.493 Petition to sell, mortgage or lease real estate — notice — order.
Section 473.497 Creditor or other person may file petition, when.
Section 473.500 Order for sale, mortgage or lease of property, content — duration — reappraisal, when.
Section 473.507 Notice of public sale of real estate.
Section 473.510 Public sale of real estate, where made, adjournment.
Section 473.513 Report of sale — objections — approval.
Section 473.517 New sale ordered, when.
Section 473.520 Conveyance executed, contents — effect.
Section 473.523 Execution of conveyance or lease where personal representative resigns, dies or has letter revoked.
Section 473.527 Taxes not liens in hands of transferee.
Section 473.530 Brokers', abstracting, and auctioneers' fees.
Section 473.533 Platting of real estate.
Section 473.537 Exchange of property.
Section 473.540 Settlements required, when.
Section 473.543 Settlements, contents — vouchers for disbursement — evidence, checks and drafts.
Section 473.550 Interest to be accounted for.
Section 473.553 Settlement docket, contents.
Section 473.557 Notice of time for settlement.
Section 473.560 Failure to file settlement, citation.
Section 473.563 Settlement after citation, penalty.
Section 473.567 Failure to settle after citation, letters revoked.
Section 473.570 Settlement, payment of claims — apportionment where assets insufficient.
Section 473.573 Creditor may have execution, when.
Section 473.577 Scire facias against sureties, when.
Section 473.580 Proceedings on scire facias.
Section 473.583 Petition for final settlement and distribution.
Section 473.587 Notice of final settlement.
Section 473.590 Objections to settlement, when filed — form — hearing — approval.
Section 473.593 Credit for uncollectible debts shown in inventory.
Section 473.597 Conclusiveness of order approving final settlement.
Section 473.600 Accounting for assets received and disbursed after final settlement.
Section 473.603 Settlement on death, resignation, or removal of personal representative.
Section 473.607 Proceedings to compel settlement — judgment, enforcement.
Section 473.610 Distribution, when required.
Section 473.613 Partial distribution.
Section 473.617 Decree of final distribution.
Section 473.618 Notice to judgment creditors of distribution — contents of request.
Section 473.620 Order in which assets are appropriated — abatement.
Section 473.623 Contribution between devisees.
Section 473.627 Advancements to be determined.
Section 473.630 Right of retainer.
Section 473.633 Interest on general legacies.
Section 473.637 Distributees to refund, when — judgment.
Section 473.640 Partition of personal property in kind.
Section 473.643 Property sold to effect partition, when.
Section 473.647 Notice of application for partition.
Section 473.650 Distributee may credit share against purchase price, when.
Section 473.653 Proceedings to compel distribution.
Section 473.657 Distribution.
Section 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.
Section 473.665 Definitions.
Section 473.668 Administration of estate of nonresident decedent as original proceeding.
Section 473.671 Jurisdiction of property — situs of intangibles.
Section 473.675 Applicability of law to estate of nonresident decedent — exceptions.
Section 473.676 Filing of copy of appointment of domiciliary foreign personal representative, when.
Section 473.677 Domiciliary foreign personal representative, powers, duties and obligations.
Section 473.678 Power of domiciliary foreign personal representative, when executed — termination of powers — substitution of local personal representative, when.
Section 473.682 Priority of personal representative appointed by court of decedent's domicile — exceptions.
Section 473.685 Foreign personal representative subject to jurisdiction of courts of state, when.
Section 473.687 Foreign personal representative also subject to court's jurisdiction to same extent as decedent prior to death.
Section 473.689 Service of process on foreign personal representative, how made.
Section 473.691 Debtor or custodian may pay or deliver personal property to foreign representative, when.
Section 473.692 Adjudication against any personal representative of estate binding on local personal representative.
Section 473.694 Effect of law on reciprocal corporate fiduciaries law.
Section 473.697 Letters of administration for persons absent for five or more years — application — notice — hearing.
Section 473.700 Who may testify.
Section 473.703 Publication of finding — time for rebuttal.
Section 473.707 Issuance of letters, when.
Section 473.710 Revocation of letters, when — effect — procedure.
Section 473.713 Distributees to give bond before receiving estate.
Section 473.717 Supposed decedent substituted for administrator, when — effect on actions, judgments.
Section 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.
Section 473.733 Certificate and oath — bond, how sued on.
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.
Section 473.739 Compensation for attendance at training session, certain public administrators, expenses shall be reimbursed, when (certain counties of the first classification).
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.
Section 473.741 County governing body may authorize additional compensation, when — maximum allowed — additional compensation to terminate, when (certain first class counties).
Section 473.742 Salary schedule for public administrators, certain counties — administrator to choose salary or fee collection — certain administrators may join LAGERS.
Section 473.743 Duty of public administrator to take charge of estates, when.
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.
Section 473.750 Powers and duties under administration law.
Section 473.753 Notice of administration, when and how given — penalty for failure.
Section 473.757 Civil officers to inform public administrator as to property, when.
Section 473.760 Shall prosecute necessary suits.
Section 473.763 Court may order public administrator to account to successor, when.
Section 473.767 Public administrator, duties after expiration of term — duties prior to expiration of term, certain counties.
Section 473.770 Deputies, appointment, tenure, compensation, powers (first classification counties) — delegation of duties, certain counties.
Section 473.771 Deputies, appointment in all counties but counties of the first classification — tenure — compensation — powers — delegation to deputies.
Section 473.773 Public administrator and sureties liable for acts of deputies.
Section 473.775 Staff to be deemed county employees — full-time staff may be provided for certain administrators.
Section 473.780 Independent administration, when.
Section 473.783 Notice of independent administration, contents.
Section 473.787 Duties of personal representative in independent administration — attorney required, when.
Section 473.793 Inventory of property by independent personal representative.
Section 473.797 Independent personal representative may employ appraisers, attorney, accountant or tax specialist.
Section 473.800 Supplementary inventory, when required — copies to interested persons.
Section 473.803 Independent personal representative's right to decedent's property — exceptions — duties.
Section 473.810 Powers and duties of independent personal representative.
Section 473.811 Dealing in good faith for value with independent representative protected — no duty to inquire — liability of independent personal representative.
Section 473.820 Liability of personal representative.
Section 473.823 Compensation of independent personal representative and attorney.
Section 473.827 Review of compensation of independent personal representative and of employment and compensation of others, when — refunds, when.
Section 473.830 Court may restrain personal representative, when — petition — hearing — procedure.
Section 473.833 Revocation of independent administration, when — petition — hearing — orders of court.
Section 473.837 Settlement of estate, when — notice — distribution.
Section 473.840 Completion of administration — discharge of independent personal representative, when — procedures — objections, time limitation, procedure.
Section 473.843 Time for complete settlement or filing of statement of account — extension.
Section 473.844 Distribution in kind — deeds, evidentiary effect — improper distribution, liability of distributee, exceptions.
Section 473.845 Interest of purchaser for value from, or lender to, distributee of property protected.