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Missouri Executor and Estate Kit: the $40,000 Small Estate Route After 30 Days, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger
Missouri, from the official pages: The entire estate, less liens, debts and encumbrances, $40,000 or less. Distributees can establish title to real estate by recording the affidavit and the clerk's certificate.
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Who it is for
Whoever is settling the estate of someone who lived in Missouri. Through a court office. A copy of the affidavit and the clerk's certificate is filed with the probate division clerk, usually with a bond the court can waive.
Not the right fit if
The person didn't live in or own property in Missouri, or a will contest or family dispute means you need an estate attorney. Not a form preparation or legal service.
Why it is different
- Sources, checked November 2026: RSMo 473.097, Small estates (Missouri Revisor of Statutes); RSMo Chapter 474, Probate Code: Intestate Succession and Wills (Revisor of Missouri).
- 4 facts aren't stated on those pages, so the kit says so and links where to check.
What is inside
- Missouri small estate route. The entire estate, less liens, debts and encumbrances, $40,000 or less. Distributees can establish title to real estate by recording the affidavit and the clerk's certificate. Real estate counts toward the value, and the procedure can reach it. 30 days. Thirty days after the death. Through a court office. A copy of the affidavit and the clerk's certificate is filed with the probate division clerk, usually with a bond the court can waive.
- How a Missouri will had to be signed. Two or more competent witnesses, who sign in the testator's presence. Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths in the state, under official seal. The will stays valid, but an interested witness loses anything above an intestate share unless two disinterested witnesses also signed.
- Missouri estate ledger (Excel). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $40,000, dates day 30 after the death and counts real estate in the person's name.
- First 30 days, tracker and letters. The first month in order with day 30 marked, a documents and accounts tracker, and plain letters to a bank, a utility and Social Security.
- Still to confirm in Missouri. notary or oath, official form, simplified court procedure: check RSMo 473.097, Small estates (Missouri Revisor of Statutes); if the will is handwritten: check RSMo Chapter 474, Probate Code: Intestate Succession and Wills (Revisor of Missouri).
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The first pages, as you will get them
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Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Not legal, tax or financial advice. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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What's in the download?
Five Word and PDF documents, including the Missouri small estate route, and the Missouri estate ledger in Excel, by email link after payment.
What is the small estate limit in Missouri?
The entire estate, less liens, debts and encumbrances, $40,000 or less. Distributees can establish title to real estate by recording the affidavit and the clerk's certificate. Real estate: Real estate counts toward the value, and the procedure can reach it.
When and how is the Missouri small estate paperwork signed?
Wait: 30 days. Thirty days after the death.
Where does it go in Missouri?
Through a court office. A copy of the affidavit and the clerk's certificate is filed with the probate division clerk, usually with a bond the court can waive.
What did a Missouri will need to be accepted?
Two or more competent witnesses, who sign in the testator's presence. Self-proving affidavit: Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths in the state, under official seal.
Is this legal advice?
No. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation.
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