Missouri Revised Statutes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.065 (2026)
Probate of will, when
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473.065. Probate of will, when — procedure for contest. — 1. A will which appears to have the required signatures and a certificate as provided in section 474.337, showing that the requirements of execution under section 474.320 have been met, shall be probated without further proof.
2. Procedure for the contest of a will probated under subsection 1 shall be as provided in section 473.083.
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(L. 1980 S.B. 637)
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1993–2001 · leading case: Bosworth v. Sewell, 918 S.W.2d 773 (Mo. 1996).
Bosworth v. Sewell, 918 S.W.2d 773 (Mo. 1996). “§§ 473.065 and 473.083.1. The clerk of the probate division "shall cause to be published in some newspaper notice of the appointment of the personal representative.”
Stroup v. Leipard, 981 S.W.2d 600 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). “” Subsection 2 of § 473.065 then provides that the will contest procedures for self-proved wills are as provided by § 473.”
Hugenel v. Est. of Keller, 867 S.W.2d 298 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). “As we understand this point, Defendant argues that the self-proving clause of the will (which, by reason of § 473.065, is entitled to be admitted to probate without further proof) constituted a prima facie case of due execution and testamentary capacity which has the effect of…”
Milum v. Marsh, 53 S.W.3d 234 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). “The court, after noting that the legislature could have prohibited the use of self-proving wills in will contest proceedings but did not do so, *238 stated that the plain and ordinary meaning of the language of § 473.065 permitted the admission of self-proved wills to probate…”
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