Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 473

Probate Code--Administration of Decedents' Estates

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Section 473.543.1

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August 28, 2015

Settlements, contents--vouchers for disbursement--evidence, checks and drafts.

473.543. 1. Each settlement filed by a personal representative shall

state the period for which it is made and, among other things, shall contain a

just and true account of all moneys collected by such personal representative,

the date when collected, from whom collected and on what account collected,

whether on claims charged in the inventory or for property sold or otherwise;

and it shall show the exact amount of principal and interest collected on each

claim, and also the amount and date of each expenditure or distribution, and

to whom and for what paid. Such settlement shall also show what interest has

been obtained by the personal representative upon any funds in his or her

hands, and when obtained, on what amounts, for what time and at what rate

percent. Each expenditure of more than seventy-five dollars for which a

personal representative claims credit in any settlement shall be supported by

vouchers executed by the person to whom the disbursement was made or other

documentation, such as an electronic copy of a check or a bank statement,

which establishes to the court's satisfaction that the payment claimed in the

settlement was actually made to the payee to whom it is claimed to have been

made. The court has discretion to require documentation for expenditures of

less than seventy-five dollars. Every settlement shall be signed by the

personal representative.



2. When the law, local probate rule or practice requires the production

of original cancelled checks or drafts as part of any interim or final

settlements of any kind by personal representatives, conservators, or other

persons, such information may be retained and reproduced in a form permitted

under section 362.413; and, provided such information meets the requirements

of section 362.413, no court may require the production of the original checks

and drafts.



(RSMo 1939 § 213, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 194, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637, A.L.

1996 S.B. 494, A.L. 1998 S.B. 792, A.L. 2009 H.B. 273)



Prior revisions: 1929 § 214; 1919 § 213; 1909 § 222





1998



1998



473.543. 1. Each settlement filed by a personal representative shall

state the period for which it is made and, among other things, shall

contain a just and true account of all moneys by him collected, the date

when collected, from whom collected and on what account collected, whether

on claims charged in the inventory or for property sold or otherwise; and

it shall show the exact amount of principal and interest collected on each

claim, and also the amount and date of each expenditure or distribution,

and to whom and for what paid. Such settlement shall also show what

interest has been obtained by the personal representative upon any funds in

his hands, and when obtained, on what amounts, for what time and at what

rate percent. Each expenditure of more than seventy-five dollars for which

a personal representative claims credit in any settlement shall be

supported by vouchers executed by the person to whom the disbursement was

made. The court has discretion to require vouchers for expenditures of

less than seventy-five dollars. Every settlement shall be signed by the

personal representative.



2. When the law, local probate rule or practice requires the

production of original canceled checks or drafts as part of any interim or

final settlements of any kind by personal representatives, conservators, or

other persons, such information may be retained and reproduced in a form

permitted under section 362.413, RSMo; and, provided such information meets

the requirements of section 362.413, RSMo, no court may require the

production of the original checks and drafts.



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