Title XXXI, TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY

470.010. Estates escheat, when. — If any person die intestate, seized of any real or personal property, leaving no heirs or representatives currently capable of inheriting the same; or, if upon final settlement of an executor or administrator, there is a balance in his or her han…

470.020. Disposition of unclaimed moneys — deemed unclaimed property, when — transfer to abandoned fund account — transfer to public schools. — 1. Within one year after the final settlement of any executor or administrator, assignee, sheriff or receiver, all moneys in his or her …

470.030. Proceedings when moneys are not paid to state treasurer as required. — 1. The court having the settlement of the accounts of such executor or administrator, assignee, sheriff or receiver shall give credit for the amount thereof; but if the moneys are not paid to the stat…

470.060. When lands transfer to state. — When the prosecuting attorney shall be informed, or have reason to believe, that any real estate within his or her county should transfer to the state, and such estate shall not have been sold according to law, within five years after the …

470.070. Scire facias to issue. — Such court shall award and issue a scire facias against such person, bodies politic or corporate, as shall be alleged in such information to hold, possess or claim such estate, requiring them to appear and show cause why such estate should not be…

470.080. To be served, when. — Such scire facias shall be served fifteen days before the return day thereof, and the court shall make an order, setting forth briefly the contents of such information, and requiring all persons interested in or claiming title to said estate to appe…

470.090. Who may appear and defend. — All persons, bodies politic and corporate, named in such information as terre-tenants or claimants to the estate, may appear and plead to such proceeding, and may traverse or deny the facts stated in the information and the title of the state…

470.100. Judgment rendered, when. — If no person appear and plead, or, appearing, shall refuse to plead, within the time, then judgment shall be rendered for the state, and it shall be seized and possessed of the lands and tenements in such information described and claimed. ­­--…

470.110. Issues shall be made up and tried, when. — If any person shall appear and deny the title set up by the state, or traverse any material fact in the information alleged, issues shall be made up and tried as other issues of fact, and a survey may be ordered and entered as i…

470.120. Judgment for state, when. — If, after the issues are tried, it appear from the facts that the state hath good title to the lands and tenements described in the information, or any part thereof, judgment shall be rendered that the state be seized thereof and recover costs…

470.130. Judgment for defendant, when. — If it appears that the state has no title in such estate, the defendant shall recover his or her costs, to be taxed and certified by the clerk, provided that the court find, from the facts, that the title to such estate is in the defendant…

470.140. Writ of possession to issue. — When judgment is rendered for, and the title to such real estate described in the information is vested in the state, a writ shall be issued to the sheriff of the same county, commanding him to seize said real estate. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 …

470.150. Copy of record filed with state treasurer. — Upon the return of such writ of possession, the prosecuting attorney shall cause the record and process to be exemplified under the seal of the court and deposit the same in the office of the state treasurer; and he or she sha…

470.160. Appeals taken. — Any party who shall have appeared to any proceedings, and the prosecuting attorney on behalf of the state, shall have the right to prosecute an appeal upon any such judgment. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 635, A. 1949 S.B. 1137) Prior revisions: 1929 § 635; 19…

470.170. Lands claimed within five years, by whom. — Within five years after judgment has been rendered, any person, other than those who were served with the scire facias, or appeared to the proceedings, their heirs or assigns, may appear and claim lands vested in the state and …

470.180. Petition served on whom. — A copy of this petition shall be served upon the prosecuting attorney of the county, who shall make answer thereto; and the court shall examine the allegations and proofs, and if it appear that the person has a good claim, title or interest in …

470.200. Court may order sale. — Whenever title to any real estate has vested in the state, the circuit court of the county in which such estate is situate shall, upon the application of the prosecuting attorney of said county, order and direct said real estate to be sold; which …

470.210. Proceeds paid into abandoned fund account. — All moneys realized from the sale of any real estate, after paying all costs of such proceedings, and such compensation to the prosecuting attorney as shall be allowed by the court in which such order of sale is made, shall be…

470.220. State treasurer to keep record. — The state treasurer shall keep just and accurate account of all money paid into the state treasury, all land vested in the state pursuant to sections 470.010 to 470.220, and all proceeds received from the sale of such land. ­­-------- (R…

470.270. Money or effects involved in litigation — disposition — unclaimed property, state may bring action to recover, when, exceptions. — After the owner, his or her assignee, personal representative, grantee, heirs, devisees or other successors, entitled to any moneys, refund …