When someone dies without a will, a court can decide if that person gave any large gifts of money or property to family members while still alive. Those gifts may count against what the family member gets from the estate. The court figures this out before or during the final split of the estate, and the official court order states exactly how much each gift was worth.
473.627. to be determined. — All questions of advancements made, or alleged to have been made by an to any may be heard and determined by the court at the time of the on the or at any time prior . The amount of every shall be specified in the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 220)
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Order in which assets are appropriated
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Decree of final distribution
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