As an elder law and estate planning attorney here in Missouri, I have sat across our conference table from too many grieving families left picking up the pieces because a loved one never got around to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LOUIS – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed several bills into law last week. One you may not have heard a lot about is House ...

What Happens When More Than Half of Americans Have No Estate Plan Springfield, United States - May 22, 2026 / The ...

When the estate of a deceased loved one is required to go through probate, the process can be lengthy, costly and demanding in terms of energy and attention. In Missouri, as in other states, this ...

If you ask most people what they want out of an estate plan, the answer is usually: “Make the process easy on my family and avoid probate!” In Missouri, one of the most effective tools for doing just ...

Missouri does not levy its own estate tax. Missourians may be liable for the federal estate tax, though, if their estates are large enough. This guide walks Show-Me State residents through what what ...

On its face, the new law allows either spouse to transfer separately-owned assets directly to a joint QST, or directly to a separate share of a QST for his own benefit and revocable by him alone, and ...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - On October 5, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and local attorneys provided free estate planned for veterans at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Veterans and ...

Missouri Veterans Commission will host a free estate planning services clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 in Jefferson City, according to a news release. The release says the clinic will be ...

Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest family law firm, today announced that one year after launching its estate planning services, the firm has expanded into Arizona, Georgia, and Indiana, bringing ...

ST. LOUIS – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed several bills into law last week. One you may not have heard a lot about is House Bill 754. The bill establishes the Missouri Electronic Wills and ...