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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.047 (2026)

Certificate of probate or rejection

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  473.047.  Certificate of probate or rejection. — When any will is exhibited to be proven the judge or clerk may immediately receive the proof and grant a certificate of probate, or, if the will is rejected, grant a certificate of rejection.

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(RSMo 1939 § 532, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 41)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 531; 1919 § 519; 1909 § 549

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1964–2003 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Shriners' Hospitals for Crippled Child. v. Hensley, 385 S.W.2d 820 (Mo. Ct. App. 1964).
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State Ex Rel. Shriners' Hospitals for Crippled Child. v. Hensley, 385 S.W.2d 820 (Mo. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 4× “Further proof of this can be found in the-form appended to § 473.047 RSMo 1959,, V.A.M.S., Vol. 25, which is a form suggested for (“CERTIFICATE OR ORDER OF PROBATE OF LAST WILL AND-TESTAMENT OF .”
Politte v. Est. of Politte, 460 S.W.2d 733 (Mo. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 6× “Of course, for all practical purposes it had *735 that effect, but Section 473.047 provides that when a will is exhibited to be proven the judge shall immediately receive the proof “and grant a certificate of probate, or, if the will is rejected, grant a certificate of rejection.”
Est. of Croom v. Bailey, 107 S.W.3d 457 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). “1; see also §§ 473.047 and 473.065. The clerk or the court may also deny the application for letters on proper grounds.”
Dustin v. Spires, 452 S.W.2d 231 (Mo. 1970). · cites it 2× “The findings and order of the Montgomery County Probate Court were previously quoted because they demonstrate that they encompass more than the simple certificate of probate and subsequent rejection of the February 16, 1966, will as provided in Section 473.”
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