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Missouri Executor Duties
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.
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Missouri Exempt Property
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.
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Missouri Family Allowance
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.
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Missouri Guardianship Planning
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.
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Missouri Healthcare Directive
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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Missouri Intestate Succession
Who inherits under Missouri intestate succession: the spouse takes all with no children, or $20,000 plus half the balance when all are the spouse's.
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Missouri Power of Attorney
How a Missouri power of attorney works: it is not durable by default, needs set durability wording, must be notarized, and ends when the principal dies.
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Missouri Probate Accounting
Missouri probate accounting: the inventory, annual and final settlements under RSMo 473.540, vouchers, and how independent administration differs.
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Missouri Probate Guide
Missouri probate guide covering the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, supervised versus independent administration, small estates, and creditor deadlines.
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Missouri Probate Timeline
Missouri probate timeline and statutory deadlines: 30-day inventory, six-month creditor claim bar under RSMo 473.360, one-year outer bar, and settlements.
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