When someone is owed money or property from an estate, it can be given directly to that person, or to someone they officially chose to act for them, or to the person who manages their estate or finances. If the person qualifies for a special trust account, the money can go to that trust instead, as long as a court agrees it is in that person's best interest.
473.657. . — 1. Distribution to a may be made to the distributee or to a person holding a properly by the distributee in accordance with the law of the place of , or to the distributee's , , or .
2. Distribution may be made to the of a established sections 402.199 to 402.208 if the court finds that the distributee qualifies as a under (1) of section 402.200 and that such distribution would be in the best interest of the distributee as prescribed by section 475.093.
(RSMo 1939 § 251, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 230, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 with H.B. 369, A.L. 1996 S.B. 494 merged with S.B. 768, A.L. 1999 S.B. 211, A.L. 2011 S.B. 70)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 252; 1919 § 251
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