Missouri Revised Statutes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 461.048 (2026)
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461.048. Disclaimer. — If a beneficiary of a nonprobate transfer disclaims in whole or in part the nonprobate transfer in the manner provided by law, then with respect to the disclaimed transfer, the disclaimant is treated as having predeceased the owner unless the beneficiary designation provides otherwise; but the possibility that a beneficiary or descendant may disclaim a transfer shall not require any transferring entity to withhold making the transfer in the normal course of business.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 145 § 33, A.L. 1995 S.B. 116)
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Cited in 1
case, 2006–2006 · leading case: United Investors Life v. Wilson, 191 S.W.3d 76 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006).
United Investors Life v. Wilson, 191 S.W.3d 76 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). “In them third point, Heirs claim that the trial court erred because Ex-Wife was not entitled to judgment as a matter of law in that, pursuant to section 461.048, Ex-Wife disclaimed any and all right and interest in the insurance policy at the time of entering into the separation…”
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