Probate of foreign wills
If someone's will was approved in another U.S. state, territory, or district, Missouri will also accept it as valid. It can be filed in any Missouri county where the person owned land. Once accepted, copies of that will can be used as proof in Missouri courts and filed in other Missouri counties where land is involved.
474.380. of foreign wills. — Any will in any state, territory or of the United States, together with the admitting the same to probate therein, according to act of congress, shall be admitted to probate in this state in any county where is affected thereby, or filed in the office of the in such county. All wills so authenticated, admitted to probate in any county, or filed for in any , give notice thereof, and they, or thereof, shall be admitted as evidence in all courts in this state. When any will is admitted to probate in this state under this section a thereof, under , made by the judge or clerk, or, in case the same is filed in the office of the recorder of deeds, a copy of the record thereof, and order admitting it to probate, duly authenticated, may be filed in any other county in this state where real estate is thereby affected, with like effect as if originally filed therein.
(RSMo 1939 § 553, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 267)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 552; 1919 § 540
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