Her adultery or abandoning your father-in-law could bar her inheritance and statutory rights. See Section 474.140 Revised Statutes of Missouri. ...

Do you always have to have a lawyer woth probate?

In Missouri, you will need an attorney to establish who is entitled to distribution of the property. If you gather the information about the...

Will the funeral home be able to come after me for money?

If you were the sole contingent beneficiary on the life insurance policy and the proceeds are directly payable to you, the answer is "No."

I agree that a Refusal of Letters for Spouse is needed for the Aflac check. You can have the title to the car transferred to you by the Missouri...

The beneficiary deed may or may not be subject to avoidance as a gift in fraud of marital rights. The widow needs to retain an attorney.

Contesting a will

The children your sister adopted after the execution of the Will may be entitled to receive shares in the estate equal in value to that which they...

What happens when parents die, will is found in bank lock box, only 2 sons & they are to divide everything equally. Didn't work

Assuming the decedent was a resident of Missouri, the Will must be admitted to probate to effective and it must be presented for admission to...

My mother passed away recently. And she left my brothers and i on the will. And I am the executor.

To be valid, the Will must be admitted to probate. If your mother was a Missouri resident, the Will must be presented for admission to probate...

Can the executor named in a WILL sell the personal property of the deceased without any other beneficiary knowing?

Has the Will been admitted to probate? If so and Letters Testamentary has been issued by the court, he may well have the power to sell estate...

I was made executor for my Father and then he re-married. Do I have control or any say regarding his estate?

In Missouri, the surviving spouse is entitled to claim all household musical instruments as exempt property, unless there was a valid pre-nuptial...