Missouri Last Will and Testament Templates (Free) [Word, PDF, ODT]

A Missouri last will and testament provide directives for how the testator’s estate will be allocated after their death, including financial accounts, personal property, insurance policies, fiduciary assets, and several other properties or assets.

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1 Missouri Last Will and Testament Template

2 How to Write Missouri Last Will and Testament

3 FAQ

The beneficiaries typically include the testator’s spouse, children, blood relatives, friends, and charities. However, the testator can choose any beneficiary or charitable organization to inherit their property and assets.

Without a last will and testament, the state’s laws determine who will inherit the assets.

Missouri Last Will and Testament Template

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How to Write Missouri Last Will and Testament

Complete Testator Information
The testator includes the following information on the legal document:

Legal name
City
County
Review the remainder of the paragraph
Review “Expenses and Taxes” section
Nominate a Representative
The representative, or executor, must be of sound mind and is typically a trusted individual.

Full name of the chosen executor
Name of executor’s city
County
State of residence

The testator then provides information for an alternate executor in the event the primary executor cannot fulfill their duties:

Full name of alternate executor
Name of executor’s city
County
State of residence
Disposition of Property
Information of beneficiaries:

Full legal name
Current address
Relation to testator
Last four digits of their SSN
List or description of the property being bequeathed
Review
Testator reviews the following:

Omission
Bond
Discretionary Powers of Personal Representative
Contesting Beneficiary
Guardian Ad Litem Not Required
Gender
Assignment
Governing Law
Binding Arrangement
Witnesses/Signatures
The witnesses must be present when the testator signs the document, review the brief statement and provide their information on the document.

Provide testator’s full name
Date of testator’s signature
Signature of testator
Printed name of testator

Witnesses Section (for both Witness 1 and 2)

Date document
Provide name of testator
Witness signature
Witness address
Testament Affidavit
The testator and both witnesses must review the legal document and then provide the following information:

State
County
Name of testator
Name of Witness 1
Name of Witness 2
Testator Signature
Witness 1 Signature
Witness 2 Signature

FAQ

It is required for the testator to sign the legal document in front of two competent witnesses and include both witnesses’ signatures to make it valid.

In Missouri, you do not need to notarize, but the testator may have the will’s legality acknowledged by a state-authorized notary.

If written by an attorney, it can cost about $100 per last will and testament form. You can also use a template or find a free Missouri document. The will template Missouri must be from a legitimate legal or state website.

If you are 18 years or older, you can write your own will in the state of Missouri.

Emancipated minors are also legally permitted to write their own will. However, it still requires the presence and signatures of two witnesses of sound mind 18 years or older to make it a legal document. As long as it meets all of Missouri’s legal requirements, anyone can create their own. That means it may be handwritten if signed in the presence of two witnesses and includes the signatures of both witnesses.