When a person in charge of a deceased person's estate shows the court proof that everything has been handed out as the court ordered, the court officially lets them off the job. After that, no one can sue that person (or their backers) over their work as estate manager unless the lawsuit is started within one year of the official release.
473.660. of . — Upon the of receipts or other evidence satisfactory to the court that has been made as ed in the , the court shall enter an order of discharge. The discharge so obtained operates as a from the duties of personal representative and operates as a to any suit against the personal representative and his unless the suit is within one year from the date of the discharge. Nothing in this section shall be to change the effect of an order approving as provided in section 473.597.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 228, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637) Effective 1-01-81
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