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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 473.682

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

A personal representative appointed by a court of the decedent‘s domicile has priority over all other persons for appointment as local personal representative, except where the decedent’s will nominates different persons to be personal representative in this state and in the state of domicile. The domiciliary personal representative may nominate another, who shall have the same priority as the domiciliary personal representative.