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Missouri Last Will and Testament

A Missouri last will and testament is a legal document used by an individual ("testator") to detail instructions on how their properties and assets should be distributed after their death to designated beneficiaries.
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Updated February 20, 2025

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Who can make a will?

A person of sound mind who is at least 18 years old or an emancipated minor.[1]

Signing Requirements

Must be signed by two competent witnesses in the presence of the testator.[2]

Each witness must be generally competent.[3] An interested party may act as a witness, but they will forfeit their inheritance from the will unless there are at least two other attesting witnesses.[4]

State Definition

“Will” includes codicil; it also includes a testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor and a testamentary instrument which merely revokes or revives another will.[5]

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Sources

  1. § 474.310
  2. § 474.320
  3. § 474.330(1)
  4. § 474.330(2)
  5. § 472.010(30)