When a will is being handled by the court after someone dies, that court has the power to explain what the will means. A judge can figure out what the will says if the person in charge of the estate asks, or if someone else who has a stake in the will asks. When someone asks the court to explain the will, the court has to let all people who care about the outcome know about the hearing.
474.520. of . — The court in which a will is shall have to it at any time during the . Such construction may be made on the of the or or of any other person interested in the will; or, if a is necessary to the of an properly before the court, the court may construe the will in connection with the determination of such issue. When a petition for the construction of a will is filed, notice of the thereon shall be given to .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 281)
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