GuideMissouriSupport Guide11 min read
Missouri Probate Without a Lawyer
Missouri probate without a lawyer has limits: RSMo 473.153 bars a non-attorney personal representative from appearing in court except by attorney.
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Missouri Revocable Living Trust
How a Missouri revocable living trust works: create it under the Missouri Uniform Trust Code, fund it by retitling assets, and back it with a pour-over will.
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Missouri Step-Up in Basis: Inherited Property Tax
How step-up in basis works in Missouri, and why a 2025 law lets heirs skip Missouri income tax on the capital gain when they sell inherited property.
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Missouri Surviving Spouse Rights
Missouri surviving spouse rights: the elective share under RSMo 474.160, plus exempt property, the one-year support allowance, and the homestead allowance.
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Missouri Trust Administration
How a Missouri successor trustee settles a revocable living trust after death: notice to beneficiaries, trust accounting, paying debts, and distribution.
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Missouri Will Contests
How to contest a will in Missouri: the grounds, who is an interested person, the six-month deadline under RSMo 473.083, and what a will contest involves.
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Missouri Will Requirements
Missouri will requirements: sound-mind and age-18 capacity, a signed writing, two witnesses, self-proving affidavits, and no handwritten or oral wills.
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Selling Inherited Property in Missouri
Yes, you can sell inherited property in Missouri. Clear title through probate or a determination of heirship, weigh capital gains, then close the sale.
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Iowa Estate Planning Basics
Iowa estate planning basics: the will, durable power of attorney, advance directive, and beneficiary forms every adult needs, plus no Iowa inheritance tax.
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Iowa Revocable Living Trust
How an Iowa revocable living trust avoids probate under the Iowa Trust Code: creating it, funding it, the pour-over will, and what it costs.
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