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A Missouri beneficiary deed passes real estate to a named beneficiary outside probate under RSMo 461.025. It is revocable and must be recorded before death.
How Missouri creditor claims work: the notice of letters, the six-month bar under RSMo 473.360, and the one-year absolute claim bar under RSMo 473.444.
Missouri debt payment priority follows RSMo 473.397, which ranks estate claims in ten classes. See the order, insolvent-estate rules, and executor liability.
Missouri estate planning basics: the will, durable power of attorney, health care directive, and living trust every adult needs, plus probate and taxes.
Missouri executor bond requirements: every personal representative files a bond, procured at the estate's expense, unless the will or the court waives it.
Missouri executor duties in order: apply for letters in the Probate Division, file the 30-day inventory, notify creditors, pay debts, and close the estate.
Missouri exempt property lets a surviving spouse or minor children take the family car and household goods with no dollar cap under RSMo 474.250.
The Missouri family allowance is a court-set one-year support allowance under RSMo 474.260, plus a homestead allowance up to $15,000 under RSMo 474.290.
How Missouri guardianship and conservatorship work under RSMo Chapter 475, and how a durable power of attorney and health care directive can avoid a court case.
How a Missouri healthcare directive works: a durable power of attorney for health care names your agent, plus a Life Support Declaration for terminal care.
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