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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 404.460

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020

A provision in a will, trust, power of appointment, benefit plan, life or endowment insurance policy, annuity or other contract, or a pay or transfer on death direction, for a transfer of property to be made in the future to a custodian for a beneficiary, made by a donor in the manner prescribed in subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 404.540, remains revocable by the donor until the property becomes transferable in accordance with the terms of the governing instrument to the beneficiary or a personal custodian for the beneficiary under sections 404.400 to 404.650, unless expressly made irrevocable at the time provision for the gift is made or subsequently.