When someone dies, the people handling their estate can go after property the deceased person gave away or moved around to cheat their creditors. If that property is recovered, it gets used to pay off what the deceased person owed. However, if someone bought that property for a fair price and honestly had no idea anything shady was going on, that property cannot be taken from them.
473.267. for payment of . — The for the payment of claims includes all property transferred by the with his or any of them, or transferred by any other means which is in law as against his creditors or any of them, and the or may recover the property, so far as necessary for the payment of claims, and take such steps as are necessary to recover the same. Property recovered by the executor or administrator constitutes for the payment of all creditors; but no property so transferred shall be taken from anyone who purchased it for a , and without actual or of the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 107)
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RSMo 473.270
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RSMo 473.263
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RSMo 473.260
Compromise of debts due estate
RSMo 473.277
Purchase at foreclosure of mortgage held by estate
RSMo 473.280
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