Terms Used In Missouri Laws 475.325

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • conservator: as used in this chapter , includes limited conservator unless otherwise specified or apparent from the context. See Missouri Laws 475.010
  • Minor: any person who is under the age of eighteen years. See Missouri Laws 475.010
  • Protectee: a person for whose estate a conservator or limited conservator has been appointed or with respect to whose estate a transaction has been authorized by the court under section 475. See Missouri Laws 475.010
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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

If upon the final settlement of a minor‘s estate, made upon his arrival at eighteen years of age, the residence or whereabouts of the protectee is unknown to his conservator or the court before whom such settlement is made or if the protectee refuses to accept and receipt for the balance found owing to him before the time for appeal from the settlement has expired, any funds remaining in the conservator’s hands shall be ordered paid into the state treasury in like manner and subject to the same provisions in favor of the protectee as now provided by sections 470.010 to 470.260 in cases of nonappearing and nonclaiming distributees and legatees.

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