When someone is in charge of managing a dead person's estate (called a personal representative), they have to turn in paperwork showing what they did with the money and property. This has to happen every year until the job is done, and also at the end when everything is finished. The court can give more time to file if there is a good reason.
473.540. required, when. — 1. Every shall file in the court a statement of his accounts with proper , for at the following times, unless the court otherwise s:
(1) Annually on the anniversary date of the date of until the is completed;
(2) At any other time when directed by the court either or on of any .
2. Every personal representative shall file of his at the following times:
(1) On the first court day after the expiration of six months and ten days after the date of the first of notice of letters granted or as soon thereafter as administration is completed;
(2) Within ten days after of his letters unless the court otherwise orders;
(3) Upon his application to resign and before his resignation is accepted.
3. A personal representative may in case of of the final settlement order of the court, file the final settlement at any time before the date to which it was continued. The court may, , for , extend the time for any intermediate or final settlement, or the late filing thereof, without .
(RSMo 1939 § 213, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 193, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 214; 1919 § 213; 1909 § 222
Effective 1-01-81
sale , before settlement prohibited, 528.140
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