When someone presents a will in court, all witness testimony about that will must be written down, signed by the witnesses, and officially stamped by the court clerk. Later, if a witness has died, lost mental capacity, or cannot be located, that written record of their testimony can be used as evidence in court cases about whether the will is valid.
473.063. to be — as evidence. — 1. All the testimony in support of any shall be , signed by the witnesses and by the .
2. The record of the testimony of any witness so certified is in any involving the upon a showing that the is dead, or cannot be found.
(RSMo 1939 §§ 537, 541, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 46, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 536, 540; 1919 §§ 524, 528; 1909 §§ 554, 558
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