Missouri Statutes
§ 474.200 — Right of election personal to surviving spouse.
Missouri § 474.200
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXITRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Ch. 474Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.200 (2026).
Text
The right of election of the surviving spouse is personal to him. It is not transferable and cannot be exercised after his death; but if the surviving spouse is disabled or a minor, his guardian ad litem or conservator may elect for him with the approval of the court or, on application of an interested person, the court may order his guardian ad litem or conservator to elect for him.
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Legislative History
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 256, A.L. 1957 p. 829, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Nearby Sections
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§ 474.010
General rules of descent.§ 474.030
Partial intestacy.§ 474.050
Posthumous children to inherit.§ 474.070
Legitimation by marriage.§ 474.100
Alienage no bar to descent.§ 474.110
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Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 474.200, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/474/474.200.