1. If any minor or disabled person domiciled and residing without this state has any estate within this state, the probate division of the circuit court of the county in which the estate or any part thereof is located may appoint some competent person to be conservator of the estate of the minor or disabled person and the conservatorship which is first lawfully granted of the estate of the minor or disabled person extends to all of the estate of such person within this state and excludes the jurisdiction of every other court.

2. The court and the conservator of the estate of the minor or disabled person have the same powers and shall perform the same duties, and are under the same restrictions and requirements, in all respects, as far as the same may apply, as provided in this code for the court and the conservators of estates of resident minors and disabled persons.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 475.095

  • conservator: as used in this chapter , includes limited conservator unless otherwise specified or apparent from the context. See Missouri Laws 475.010
  • disabled person: one who is:

    (a) Unable by reason of any physical, mental, or cognitive condition to receive and evaluate information or to communicate decisions to such an extent that the person lacks ability to manage the person's financial resources. See Missouri Laws 475.010

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minor: any person who is under the age of eighteen years. See Missouri Laws 475.010
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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
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