When someone dies and leaves a will, a clerk or court looks at the will. If the person is confirmed dead, the will was made correctly, and it was never canceled, the will is officially accepted. If someone applies to handle a dead person's estate, the clerk or court decides if there was a will or not, then either approves or denies the application.
473.073. required for and . — 1. On the presentation and proof of a to the or court, if the clerk or court finds that the is dead and that the will was in all respects according to law, and does not find that the will was , the will shall be as the last will of the testator.
2. On an for , the clerk or court shall determine whether the died or and letters accordingly or on proper grounds, may deny the application.
Tap any gold-underlined word to see what it means.
Source & history notes
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 49, A.L. 1961 p. 653)
Related Missouri laws
Heirs, time limits to establish interest in estate
RSMo 473.070
Proceedings reopened, when
RSMo 473.077
Proof of nuncupative wills
RSMo 473.067
Certificate of probate, contents
RSMo 473.080
Probate of will, when
RSMo 473.065
Probate of portion of will
RSMo 473.081
Legal information, not legal advice. Always confirm with the official source at revisor.mo.gov.