Missouri probate law is old-fashioned in many ways. A great example of this is the omitted child(ren) and omitted spouse rule codified in RSMo, 474.235-240. The ideological underpinning of the laws are that families are inherently close and tight-knit. It would be inconceivable, then, that a family member — particularly a parent — would disinherit…
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Missouri Will Contests
Below is a good article by a Missouri attorney, J. Kirk Rahm, pertaining to how to challenge a Will in Missouri. It’s a good read and provides the basic logistics. — Will contests are brought by an heir who has been left out of a will or by an heir who is left less inheritance…