Missouri needs two competent adults to witness your will and sign while you watch. Miss a step and a probate judge can toss it. Here are the real rules.

Missouri recognizes your marriage, but recognition isn't protection. Without tight paperwork, an LGBTQ couple's wishes can get argued away. Here's the plan.

Take on an executor or trustee role in Missouri and you answer for every dollar. Slip up and the liability is yours. Here's what the job really demands.

Missouri probate only honors your original signed will, not a copy. If your executor can't find it in Kirksville, your plan is gone. Here's where to keep it.

Standby guardianship lets Adair County parents name who raises their kids if illness or death takes them, without a scramble. Here's how the process works.

An asset protection trust puts your property beyond a creditor's reach, but only if you fund it before trouble hits. Here's the line Missouri law draws.

Once your child turns 18, HIPAA shuts you out of their medical care, even in an ER. One signed form beforehand keeps you in the room. Here's what to do.

If a Missouri estate's probate assets fall under $40,000, a small estate affidavit skips full probate in Adair County. Here's what counts and how to file.

Die without a will in Missouri and your estate runs down a fixed family tree: kids, parents, siblings, then cousins. Here's how the split works.

A medical power of attorney names who decides your care if you can't speak. In Missouri you must be 18 to sign one; a 17-year-old can't. Here's why.