Missouri Statutes
§ 474.500 — Wills of land to be recorded, where.
Missouri § 474.500
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. § 474.500 (2026).
Text
In all cases where lands are devised by last will, a copy of such will shall be recorded in the recorder's office in the county where the land is situated, and if the lands are situated in different counties, then a copy of such will shall be recorded in the recorder's office in each county within six months after probate.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 549, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 286A)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 548; 1919 § 536; 1909 § 566
Recorded will to impart notice, when, 490.340
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§ 474.010
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Legitimation by marriage.§ 474.100
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Curtesy and dower abolished.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 474.500, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/474/474.500.