Section 18.3 Historical Perspective—The Probate Courts

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A. (§18.3) Historical Perspective—The Probate Courts

Before the amendment of Article V of the Missouri Constitution, which was effective January 2, 1979, § 16 of Article V established a probate court in each county that had jurisdiction:

of all matters pertaining to probate business, to granting of letters, testamentary and of administration, the appointment of guardians and curators of minors and persons of unsound mind, settling the accounts of executors, administrators, curators and guardians, and the

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