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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 469.080

  • Per stirpes: The legal means by which the children of a decedent, upon the death of an ancestor at a level above that of the decedent, receive by right of representation the share of the ancestor

In the case of a per stirpes distribution or vesting, either under an instrument or by operation of law, a prior or subsequent disclaimer by an individual living at the time of the transfer or vesting does not change the stocks that are to be used as the basis of the division between beneficiaries of succeeding generations.