474.270. Exempt property applied for, when. — The surviving spouse or other custodian of unmarried minor children shall apply for the property named in section 474.250 before the same is distributed or sold, but the property so delivered shall in no case be liable for the payment of the claims against the estate.
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(RSMo 1939 § 108, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 136, A.L. 1957 p. 829)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 109; 1919 § 108; 1909 § 117