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Every source behind the Missouri guide

5 primary records, quoted verbatim and checked against 23 named presence or absence conditions that must pass against the live government text. Open the record, read the words the publishing body actually used, and confirm the current rule for yourself.

Last full re-fetch October 3, 2026

What each source establishes

The Missouri guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and the statutory creditor-deadline clocks the official text states.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.

Simplified-procedure rule

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.097 (RSMo 473.097)

Missouri Revisor of Statutes · Effective 28 Aug 2002 · Verified August 7, 2026

(1) The value of the entire estate, less liens, debt, and encumbrances, does not exceed forty thousand dollars; (2) Thirty days have elapsed since the death of the decedent

What was published from this source

  • smallEstate.threshold = 40000
  • smallEstate.waitingDays = 30
  • smallEstate.valueBasis = net-of-liens
  • eligibilitySummary mentions the $15,000 creditor-notice line

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • 30-day wait
  • $40,000 net ceiling
  • value measured less liens, debt, and encumbrances
  • bond requirement
  • fee cross-reference to 483.580
  • creditor-notice publication cost

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Court cost rule

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.012(16) (RSMo 488.012(16))

Missouri Revisor of Statutes · Effective 28 Aug 2014 · Verified August 7, 2026

(16) When letters are applied for in probate proceedings, pursuant to section 483.580 , when the value of the estate is: (a) Less than $10,000 $ 75.00 (b) From $10,000 to $25,000 115.00 (c) From $25,000 to $50,000 155.00 (d) From $50,000 to $100,000 245.00 (e) From $100,000 to $500,000 305.00 (f) More than $500,000 365.00

What was published from this source

  • filingFee bands = 75 / 115 / 155 / 245 / 305 / 365 by estate value
  • caveat: these amounts apply prior to adjustment by the supreme court

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • letters-applied-for schedule with all six bands
  • schedule applies prior to supreme court adjustment
  • supreme court sets the operative amounts

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Executor compensation rule

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.153.1 (RSMo 473.153.1)

Missouri Revisor of Statutes · Effective 28 Aug 1989 · Verified August 7, 2026

On the first $ 5,000, 5 percent; On the next 20,000, 4 percent; On the next 75,000, 3 percent; On the next 300,000, 2 3/4 percent; On the next 600,000, 2 1/2 percent; On all over 1,000,000, 2 percent.

What was published from this source

  • executorCompensation.tiers = 5%/4%/3%/2.75%/2.5%/2% across $5k/$25k/$100k/$400k/$1M bands

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • section identity is 473.153 compensation
  • 5 percent on first $5,000
  • 4 percent on next $20,000
  • 3 percent on next $75,000
  • 2 3/4 percent on next $300,000
  • 2 1/2 percent on next $600,000
  • 2 percent above $1,000,000
  • schedule is a statutory minimum
  • basis is personal property plus realty sale proceeds

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Creditor deadline rule

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.360.1 (RSMo 473.360.1)

Missouri Revisor of Statutes · Effective 23 May 1996 · Verified August 7, 2026

which are not filed in the probate division of the circuit court within six months after the date of the first published notice of letters testamentary or of administration or, if notice was actually mailed to, or served upon, such creditor, within two months after the date such notice was mailed, or served, whichever later occurs

What was published from this source

  • creditorClaims.publication = six months after first published notice of letters
  • creditorClaims.actualNotice = two months after actual notice, whichever later

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • six months from first published notice of letters
  • two months from actual notice, whichever later occurs
  • claims forever barred against the estate

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Creditor deadline rule

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.444.1 (RSMo 473.444.1)

Missouri Revisor of Statutes · Effective 13 Jul 1989 · Verified August 7, 2026

shall become unenforceable and shall be forever barred against the estate, the personal representative, the heirs, devisees and legatees of the decedent one year following the date of the decedent's death, whether or not administration of the decedent's estate is had or commenced within such one-year period

What was published from this source

  • creditorClaims.outerLimit = one year after death, regardless of notice or administration

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • one-year absolute bar from death
  • runs regardless of administration or notice

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Statutes read in full for Missouri

Read on the enacting state’s own site, with the date each was read.

CitationWhat reading it establishedRead on
RSMo § 473.360 (limitations on filing of claims), eff. May 23, 1996Missouri runs two clocks at once and takes whichever ends later, then bars the claim outright — creditor deadline note2026-09-17

What Missouri courts publish

Every link is probed before each release.

No Missouri court document is linked here. The notes below state why, rather than leaving the absence unexplained.

Limits on court material

  • Missouri publishes no statewide small-estate affidavit form. The probate division of the circuit court in the county of residence supplies the affidavit and states its local requirements.
  • The Missouri Courts self-help probate page did not respond when this record was reviewed, so no link is published rather than publishing one that may not resolve.

Checking these Missouri records against the publishers

Every citation above links to the body that publishes it, and every quoted sentence is reproduced exactly, so a text search on the publisher’s own page should land on it. Where the publisher’s current wording differs from what is recorded here, the publisher governs and this page is wrong; naming the citation and the language you see maps the difference onto a specific condition rather than a general complaint. The full procedure, including how a source qualifies in the first place and what disqualifies one, is set out once on the methodology page instead of being restated on each of the267 state records.

These records cover the cost and route questions this site answers for Missouri. They do not cover intestate succession shares, spousal and family allowances, creditor priority, tax filing obligations, real-property transfer mechanics, or contested proceedings. Where an answer would require one of those, the site says so rather than estimating.

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