Jackson County Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Within 60 days after notice approving the final settlement and distribution order, the personal representative must distribute the estate assets and file receipts and a proposed discharge order.

Within 60 days after the date of notice of approval of final settlement and order of distribution, the personal representative shall make distribution of the assets of the estate and file with the Court receipts and a proposed order of discharge.

The Request for Final Court Costs Estimate must be filed at least two weeks before the final settlement.

(1) Request for Final Court Costs Estimate (filed at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement) (Form 10407)

The Court must notify each personal representative at least 40 days before a settlement is due.

Section 473.557 requires that the Court notify each personal representative that a settlement is due at least 40 days before the due date.

Failure to receive the required notice does not extend or excuse the settlement filing deadline.

Failure to receive notice does not excuse the filing of a settlement when due.

A settlement is due on the anniversary of the issuance of letters or on the date ordered by the court.

Settlements are due on the anniversary date of issuance of letters or as ordered by the court.

Failure to timely file a settlement may result in an order citing the personal representative to show cause why removal should not be ordered.

Failure to timely file a settlement will result in the issuance of an order for citation to show cause why the personal representative should not be removed.

Within 60 days after notice of approval of the final settlement and order of distribution, the conservator must distribute the estate assets and file receipts with the court.

Within 60 days after the date of notice of approval of final settlement and order of distribution, the conservator shall make distribution of the assets of the estate and file with the Court receipts and a proposed order of discharge.

The Civil and Criminal Records Departments and Probate Division will not accept paper pleadings, motions, or other papers unless the rule has been fully complied with.

The Departments of Civil and Criminal Records, as well as the Probate Division, shall not receive for filing any paper pleadings, motions or other papers unless there has been full compliance with this rule.

A Chapter 455 pleading is deemed filed when the clerk accepts its last page, but it is not deemed filed if it is not received or is illegible.

Chapter 455 RSMo facsimile or electronically transmitted pleadings shall be deemed filed on the date and at the time the last page of the document is accepted at the office of the clerk. If a document is not received or if it is illegible, it is not deemed filed.

Facsimile or electronically transmitted pleadings, orders, or documents received after 4:30 p.m. are deemed filed on the following business day unless handled under emergency filing procedures.

Any pleadings, orders or documents, sent via facsimile or electronic transmission, which are received after 4:30 p.m. will be deemed received and filed on the following business day, except pleadings, orders or documents received by the court or issued in accordance with emergency filing procedures.

A party challenging the venue of a reassigned civil case must file a written change-of-venue application within 10 days of reassignment or waive the venue allegation.

Any party challenging venue pursuant to Section 478.462 on the ground that the case was reassigned to the wrong portion of the circuit must do so by filing a written application for change of venue within ten (10) days of the reassignment. Failure to file a timely application hereunder shall waive any allegation of improper venue.

A criminal defendant challenging venue must file a written change-of-venue application within 10 days after the initial plea.

Any party challenging venue pursuant to Section 478.462 on the ground that the case has been filed in the wrong portion of the circuit must file a written application for change of venue within ten (10) days after the initial plea is entered.

A party challenging the venue of a reassigned criminal case must file a written change-of-venue application within 10 days of reassignment.

If, after the case is filed in the correct portion of the circuit, the case is reassigned to the wrong portion of the circuit, a written application for change of venue must be filed within ten (10) days of the reassignment.

Failure to file a timely criminal change-of-venue application waives any allegation of improper venue.

Failure to make a timely application hereunder shall waive any allegation of improper venue.

When a rearrested client’s prior attorney was a public defender, the District Defender must screen the client for continuing indigency within three days after the client is taken into custody.

If the attorney who was granted leave to withdraw was a public defender, the District Defender shall, within three (3) days of the defendant being taken into custody, screen the client and determine if the client is still indigent.

Deadline

10 calendar days

A party opposing a motion must serve and file opposition suggestions, cited authorities, and opposition affidavits within ten days after the motion is served and filed.

Within ten (10) days following service and filing of such motion, any party opposing the motion shall serve and file suggestions in opposition with citation of authorities and affidavits to be considered in opposition to the motion.

Deadline

5 calendar days

A party wishing to file reply suggestions must do so within five days following service and filing of the referenced suggestions.

Any party wishing to file reply suggestions shall do so within five (5) days following service and filing of suggestions in

Copies of domestic-relations continuance materials must be hand-delivered, emailed, or faxed to the designated division; pleadings received after 4:30 p.m. are deemed received and filed the following business day.

A copy of the applications. suggestions in support and opposition, and supporting affidavits must also be hand- delivered or sent by email or facsimile transmission to the division to which the application is directed, provided: (1) Any such pleadings received after 4:30 p.m. will be deemed received and filed on the following business day. (2) Emails and facsimile numbers for each division are published on the Court’s website Applications must be hand-delivered, emailed or faxed to the number specified for the division to which the application is directed.

Juvenile continuance applications must be filed and served by noon on the Wednesday before the hearing, subject to the stated diligence exception.

Applications shall be filed and served no later than 12:00 Noon on the Wednesday of the week preceding the hearing date, except for cause arising thereafter which could not have been known or discovered in the exercise of reasonable diligence.

Criminal continuance applications must be filed and served by 3:30 p.m. on the Wednesday before trial, subject to the stated diligence exception.

Applications shall be filed and served no later than 3:30 p.m. on the Wednesday before the trial date, except those filed for cause arising thereafter which could not have been known or discovered in the exercise of reasonable diligence.

All trial exhibits offered by a person appearing by video conference must be filed with the court or hand-delivered to the assigned trial division three days before trial.

All exhibits to be offered at trial by a person appearing by video conference must be filed with the Court or hand delivered to the division assigned to the trial three (3) days before the date of trial.

Objections to an Application to Testify by Video must be filed with the court at least three days before trial.

Any objections to an Application to Testify by Video shall be filed with the Court three (3) or more days prior to the trial date.

A hardship-driving-privileges application must be set for hearing within seven days after filing.

Applications for hardship will be set for hearing within seven (7) days following the filing.

A Petition for Review must be filed within 30 days after notice of suspension or revocation, failing which the Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction.

A Petition for Review must be filed within thirty (30) days of notice of suspension or revocation or the Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction.

Petition-for-review cases must be set for hearing within 10 days after expiration of the 30-day filing period.

These cases will be set for hearing within ten (10) days after the expiration of thirty (30) days of the filing.

Chemical-test petitions must be set for hearing within 30 days after filing.

Petitions for hearing will be set within thirty (30) days of the filing.

Returns on service of summons in Associate Circuit Judge Division cases must be filed with the Department of Civil Records no later than three days before the return date.

All returns on service of summons in Associate Circuit Judge Division cases shall be filed with the Department of Civil Records no later than three (3) days prior to the return date.

A motion for judgment on bond forfeiture must be filed before judgment is entered in the criminal case or the forfeiture order is deemed set aside and bond money is released after payment of fines and costs.

1. When a motion for judgment on the bond forfeiture against the obligor is not filed prior to the entry of judgment on the criminal case, the order of forfeiture shall be deemed set aside, and any bond monies shall be released to the obligor after payment of fines and costs.

When bond forfeiture is declared during probation, the motion against the obligor must be filed before probation is revoked or reinstated or the defendant is discharged or the prior forfeiture order is deemed set aside and bond money is released after payment of fines and costs.

2. When the final dispositional judgment results in probation, and the court declares a forfeiture of the bond while the defendant is on probation, if the motion for judgment on the bond forfeiture against the obligor is not filed prior to the entry of an order (1) revoking the probation, (2) reinstating the probation or (3) discharging the defendant from probation, the prior order of forfeiture shall be deemed set aside and any bond monies shall be released to the obligor after payment of fines and costs.

For opposed motions in criminal cases, the filing deadline for suggestions is ten days after the motion is filed.

2. If opposed, suggestions must be filed and served within ten (10) days of the date the motion was filed.

The opposition filing is due on the date specified in the notice.

Suggestions and affidavits in opposition (Form 6804F) with Forms 1402B, Form 6804D, and Form 14 (if applicable) attached to the application shall be filed on the day specified in the notice as the day

Filing an affidavit does not shorten any statutory waiting period required for entry of a dissolution or legal-separation judgment.

The filing of such affidavit shall not be deemed to shorten any statutory waiting period required for entry of a judgment of dissolution or judgment of legal separation.

Forms 1402A, 1402B, and 1402E must be submitted no later than the uncontested hearing date in uncontested-track actions.

If all actions designated on the uncontested track, Forms 1402A, 1402B or 1402E must be submitted no later than the date of the uncontested hearing.

Forms 1402A, 1402B, and 1402E must be submitted no later than the case-management conference date in contested-track actions.

In all actions designated on the contested track, Forms 1402A, 1402B or 1402 E must be submitted no later than the date of the case management conference.

All standard discovery must be completed by the case-management conference date.

All standard discovery must be completed by the date of the case management conference.

Discovery information must be updated within 15 days before trial when changes occur, but significant changes such as employment, income, or expert witnesses must be updated immediately.

All information requested in the above interrogatories and document requests shall be updated within fifteen (15) days prior to trial if any changes occur prior to the trial date except significant changes such as employment, income or expert witnesses which should be updated immediately.

Deadline

10 business days

The property ledger must be prepared and sent to the other party no later than 10 business days before trial.

The ledger shall be prepared and sent to the other party no later than ten (10) business days before trial

Deadline

3 business days

The non-preparing party must supplement and return the property ledger, if necessary, no later than 3 business days before trial.

the non-preparing party shall supplement the ledger if necessary and return to the preparing party no later than three (3) business days before trial.

A written notice of an application for trial de novo must be filed with the municipal division within ten days after judgment.

All notices of application for trial de novo shall be filed in writing with the municipal division within ten (10) days after the date of judgment.

Failure to apply for trial de novo within ten days after judgment waives that right and requires execution of the judgment and sentence.

If no application for the trial de novo is filed with the municipal division within ten (10) days of the judgment, the right to trial de novo shall be deemed waived and the municipal division shall execute the judgment and sentence.

Applies to

Trial de novo application

A trial de novo application must be filed and perfected within 10 days after entry of judgment.

An application for trial de novo (rehearing) before a Circuit or Associate Circuit Judge within the 16th Judicial Circuit from decisions of Municipal Divisions must be filed and perfected within ten (10) days from entry of judgment.

Deadline

48 hours

The original will must be physically filed with the probate division within 48 hours after electronic submission.

In addition, the Original Will shall be filed physically with the probate division within forty-eight (48) hours after it is electronically submitted.

A party in an adversary probate proceeding may file a motion for rehearing before the probate judge within 15 days after entry of the challenged order, judgment, or decree.

Any party to an adversary probate proceeding may file a motion for rehearing before the judge of the probate division within fifteen (15) days of the date of entry of the order, judgment or decree by the commissioner or deputy commissioner.

A continuance application must be filed no later than the Wednesday before the scheduled trial or hearing.

Applications must be filed no later than the Wednesday before the date the trial or the hearing is set.

A continuance pleading received after 5:00 p.m. is deemed received and filed on the following business day.

Any such pleading received after 5:00 p.m. will be deemed received and filed on the following business day.

Circuit court petitions are automatically dismissed without prejudice one year after the bankruptcy notice is filed.

One (1) year from the date of filing of the notice of bankruptcy, circuit court petitions will automatically be dismissed without prejudice.

A judgment creditor must file any objection to the exemption request within ten days of the request.

A judgment creditor may object to the judgment debtor's request for exemptions by filing an objection with the Court Administrator's Office within ten (10) days of the request.

A report of sale generally must be on file for at least three days before confirmation, unless all interested parties, their attorneys, and the guardian expressly request confirmation in writing.

No report of commissioner in partition, and no report of sale by the Court Administrator or any commissioner appointed by the Court, not excepted to, shall be confirmed unless the same has been filed for at least three (3) days, unless all the parties in interest, their attorneys and guardian, expressly request in writing that an order of confirmation be entered.

A fax-filed amended motion received after 4:30 p.m. is deemed filed on the following business day.

(a) Any such pleading received after 4:30 p.m. will be deemed received and filed on the following business day.

An application misdirected by fax is neither received nor stamped filed until physically delivered to the appropriate division.

Such application will not be deemed received and will not be stamped "filed" until actually delivered to that division.

The completed return receipt must be filed electronically seven days before the hearing.

The Court will prepare the required Notice. It is the attorney’s responsibility to serve the Notice by certified mail and electronically file a completed return receipt seven days prior to the hearing.

Any required corporate surety bond must be filed before the Court issues letters.

Prior to the issuance of letters, the person to be appointed personal representative shall electronically file, if required, a corporate surety bond in a sum set by the Court.

The Affidavit of Publication must be filed electronically after publication is completed.

Upon completion of publication, it is the attorney’s responsibility to make sure the Affidavit of Publication is electronically filed with the Court.

The estate cannot be closed until the Affidavit of Publication has been filed.

Please note that the estate cannot be closed without the filing of this affidavit of publication.

The inventory is due within 30 days after issuance of letters; any extension requires good cause, may not exceed 30 days, and requires an electronically filed application, with no further extensions permitted.

The inventory must be filed within 30 days after the issuance of letters. Good cause must be shown for any extension of time to file an inventory. One extension of time, of not more than 30 days, for the filing of the inventory may be granted upon electronic filing of an application. Further extensions shall not be granted, and citation shall issue if the inventory has not been filed upon the expiration of the extension period.

An amended inventory must be filed promptly once an asset's value is determined and no later than the first annual settlement due date.

An amended inventory shall be filed as soon as the value is determined and, in any event, on or before the due date of the first annual settlement.

A settlement agreement or judgment entry must be filed with the next settlement instead of an amended inventory, and any proceeds must be brought into that settlement.

Instead of filing an amended inventory, a copy of the settlement agreement or judgment entry shall be filed with the next settlement and the proceeds thereof, if any, shall be brought in on that settlement.

The Request for Final Court Cost and Estimate must be filed at least two weeks before the final settlement.

(1) Request for Final Court Cost and Estimate (file at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement) (Form 10407)

A full report of sale must be made within ten days after the sale contract is signed.

Section 473.513.1 states that a full report shall be made within 10 days after making a sale (the date the contract is signed).

Unless the Court extends the deadline, the independent personal representative must file the final settlement or statement of account within one year after appointment.

Unless extended by the Court, as set forth at Section 22.20, the independent personal representative shall file a final settlement or statement of account within one year after the original appointment of the independent personal representative.

Failure to file receipts timely results in an order requiring the personal representative to show cause why the representative should not be removed.

Failure to timely file receipts will result in the issuance of an order for citation to show cause why the personal representative should not be removed.

Claims not filed in the Probate Division or paid by the personal representative within six months after first publication of notice of issuance of letters are forever barred.

Generally, § 473.360 provides that all claims which are not filed in the Probate Division or paid by the personal representative within six months from the date of first publication of the notice of issuance of letters are forever barred.

The Receipt of Distributee and Order of Discharge identified by the footnote must be filed after entry of the order of distribution.

*To be filed after the order of distribution has been entered.

The Request for Final Court Costs Estimate must be filed at least two weeks before the final settlement is filed.

Request for Final Court Costs Estimate (filed at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement) (Form 10407)

The Order of Discharge must be filed after the Order of Distribution has been entered.

To be filed after the Order of Distribution has been entered

The Request for Final Court Costs Estimate must be filed at least two weeks before the final settlement is filed.

Request for Final Court Costs Estimate (file at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement) (Form 10407)

The six-month claim period may be extended by up to two months from the date notice is mailed or served on the creditor.

The six-month period can be extended by up to two months from the date the notice described in § 473.033 was mailed or served by the personal representative upon the creditor.

Published notice alone does not bar claims of creditors known or reasonably ascertainable by the personal representative.

Published notice alone is not sufficient to bar creditors of the decedent who are known or reasonably ascertainable by the personal representative.

Except for statutory exceptions, a claim not filed and served on the personal representative or paid within one year after death becomes unenforceable and is forever barred; this one-year period is self-executing and is not extended by the six-month period.

Under § 473.444, all claims other than those excepted by § 473.444.1, which are not filed in the Probate Division and served upon the personal representative or paid by the personal representative, shall become unenforceable and be forever barred one year following the date of the decedent’s death. The one-year limitation period of § 473.444 is self-executing and does not require any action by the personal representative or the probate court. The limitation period described in §473.360 does not extend the one-year statute of limitations imposed by § 473.444.

Applies to

Notice of lawsuit

Notice of a lawsuit pending at or commenced after the decedent's death must be filed within the time specified in § 473.360.

The notice must be filed within the time specified in § 473.360.

Applies to

Claim

A claim based on a judgment or decree must be timely filed, and filing a copy of the judgment or decree in the Probate Division may satisfy that requirement.

A person having a claim against an estate as a result of a judgment or decree must file their claim within the time specified in § 473.360. This may be accomplished by filing a copy of the judgment or decree in the Probate Division within that time.

Except in insolvent estates, all claims against the estate must be disposed of before final settlement is approved; the auditor will issue an exception for any undisposed claim.

Except in insolvent estates, before final settlement will be approved, the file must evidence disposition of all claims against the estate. If a claim has not been disposed of, the auditor will issue an exception requiring some final disposition. Claims must be disposed of before the final settlement will be approved.

A personal representative's personal claim against the estate must be timely filed as a claim.

The personal claim of a personal representative must timely be filed as a claim against the estate.

A party served by summons has thirty days from service to file an answer or other responsive pleading.

Any party served by summons has thirty days from the date of service within which to file an answer or other responsive pleading.

A party served by publication has forty-five days to file an answer.

If service is by publication, the party so served has forty-five days within which to file an answer.

A guardianship petition will not receive a hearing until the answer period has expired and the affidavit of publication has been filed.

Consequently, no hearing will be set on a guardianship petition until after the time for filing an answer to the petition has expired and the affidavit of publication has been filed.

Every guardian must file an annual report about the ward's personal status by the anniversary date of the issuance of letters.

Every guardian must file an annual report concerning the personal status of his o0r her ward. The statement is due on the anniversary date of the issuance of letters.

Failure to receive the annual-report notice does not excuse filing the report by its due date.

Failure to receive notice does not excuse the filing of the report when due.

The fiduciary has 60 days from the exception letter to correct the report's errors or provide the requested information.

The exception letter grants 60 days within which to satisfy the requirements.

A delinquent annual report must be filed within 14 days after the notice or an order to show cause why the guardian should not be removed may issue.

Failure to timely file an annual report in an estate which has been placed on no further process or where there is a guardian only will result in the issuance of a notice of delinquent filing stating that unless the report is filed within fourteen days, an order for citation will issue to show cause why the guardian should not be removed.

The inventory must be filed within 30 days after letters are issued.

The inventory must be filed within 30 days after the issuance of letters.

An amended inventory stating an undetermined asset's value must be filed as soon as the value is determined and no later than the first annual settlement due date.

An amended inventory stating the value of the asset shall be filed as soon as the value is determined and, in any event, on or before the due date of the first annual settlement.

If an inventory is not timely filed, a Notice of Delinquent Inventory notice of continuance will issue, stating that the inventory must be filed within two weeks or an order for citation will issue to show cause why the conservator should not be removed.

Failure to timely file an inventory will result in the issuance of a Notice of Delinquent Inventory notice of continuance stating that unless the inventory is filed within two weeks, an order for citation will issue to show cause why the conservator should not be removed.

A full report of sale must be made within 10 days after the sale date, which is the date the contract is signed.

Section 473.513.1 states that a full report shall be made within 10 days after making a sale (the date the contract is signed).

A settlement is due on the anniversary date of the issuance of letters.

Settlements are due on the anniversary date of issuance of letters.

If a settlement is not timely filed, the court will issue a continuance giving two weeks to file before an order for citation may issue.

Failure to timely file a settlement will result in the issuance of a continuance stating that unless the settlement is filed within two weeks, an order for citation will issue to show cause why the conservator should not be removed.

Proof of foreclosure must be reported on the settlement filed immediately after the foreclosure.

Proof of foreclosure on property of the estate must be made on the settlement next following the foreclosure.

The settlement filed next following abandonment, surrender, or loss must report the event.

The abandonment, loss or surrender of property of the estate must be reported on the settlement next following the abandonment, surrender or event resulting in loss.

The auditor's exception letter allows 60 days to satisfy the stated requirements.

The exception letter grants 60 days within which to satisfy the requirements.

Any event terminating non-final account probable status must be reported to the court immediately.

Any of these events must be immediately reported to the Court.

A conservator must file the final settlement within 60 days after termination of authority unless the court fixes an earlier deadline.

Conservators must make final settlement within sixty (60) days of the termination of their authority. Section 475.083 lists various situations under which the authority of the conservator terminates. An earlier date may be fixed by the Court.

The last will and testament underlying a small-estate affidavit must be presented for admission within one year after the testator's death.

The last will and testament must be presented for admission within one year of the date of death of the testator.

An application for refusal of letters to creditors generally must be filed within one year after the decedent's death, subject to limited exceptions.

The application must be filed within one year from the date of death of the decedent, with limited exceptions.

Deadline

7 court days

The required publication documents must be filed electronically at least seven days before the hearing.

The attorney must electronically file the affidavit of publication and any certified mail return receipts (of notices sent by certified mail) and certificates of mailing no later than seven days prior to the date of the hearing.

A Request for Final Court Cost and Estimate, Form 10407, must be filed at least two weeks before the final settlement in a judicial closing.

(1) Request for Final Court Cost and Estimate (filed at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement) (Form 10407)

A Request for Final Court Costs Estimate, Form 10407, must be filed at least two weeks before the final settlement in a non-judicial closing.

(1) Request for Final Court Costs Estimate (filed at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement) (Form 10407)

An application for exempt property must be filed by verified petition within a reasonable time and before the property is distributed or sold.

Application for exempt property shall be made by the surviving spouse, if any, or if none, by the conservator or custodian of an unmarried minor child, or personally by an unmarried minor child who is at least 18 but under 21 years of age, by verified petition within a reasonable time, but before the property is distributed or sold.

A family-allowance application must be filed by verified petition within a reasonable time and, in all events, before the court orders distribution of the estate.

Application must be made by verified petition within a reasonable time but, in any event, before distribution of the estate is ordered.

The deadline for electronically filing the final-cost estimate request is at least two weeks before filing the final settlement.

At least two weeks before final settlement is filed, a “Request for Final Court Costs Estimate” form must be electronically filed.

The final court costs estimate request must be obtained from and submitted to the cost clerk at least two weeks before the final settlement is filed.

1) Request for Final Court Costs Estimate (obtain from and submit to cost clerk at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement)

Letters to the successor must be issued before the court approves the settlement and distribution.

Letters to the successor must issue prior to approval of the settlement and distribution.

The court will not audit the removed or resigned conservator's final settlement until the successor has had an opportunity to object.

The Court will not audit the final settlement of a removed/resigned conservator until the successor conservator has had an opportunity to object to the final settlement.

Any successor objections must be resolved before the settlement is audited.

If objections are filed, they must be resolved before the settlement will be audited.

The successor receipt and order of discharge identified by the asterisks must be filed after the order of distribution has been entered.

*To be filed after the Order of Distribution has been entered.

Form 10407 requesting the final court costs estimate must be obtained from and submitted to the cost clerk at least two weeks before the final settlement is filed.

1) Request for Final Court Costs Estimate (obtain from and submit to cost clerk at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement) (Form 10407)

The successor receipt and order of discharge identified by the asterisks must be filed after the order of distribution has been entered.

* To be filed after the Order of Distribution has been entered.

Form 10407 requesting the final court costs estimate must be obtained from and submitted to the cost clerk at least two weeks before the final settlement.

1) Request for Final Court Costs Estimate (obtain from and submit to cost clerk at least two weeks before final settlement) (Form 10407)

The final court costs estimate request must be submitted to the cost clerk at least two weeks before filing the final settlement.

(obtain from and submit to cost clerk at least two weeks prior to filing final settlement)

Within thirty days after the notice, the personal representative or attorney must file additional bond or explain why it is unnecessary.

Within thirty days, the additional bond must be filed or the personal representative or attorney must show why an additional bond is not necessary.

Division clerks must notify attorneys of the grant or denial of a civil continuance application no later than the Thursday before trial.

Attorneys shall be notified whether their applications for continuances have been granted by the division clerks no later than the Thursday before the trial date.

The court may modify the rule's filing deadlines when good cause is shown.

The Court may modify any of the filing deadlines contained in this rule for good cause shown.

Deadline

5 business days

After appointment of a court mediator, the parties may file notice of voluntary compliance within five business days and state an intent to mediate within 30 days after that notice.

Upon receipt of an order appointing a mediator to conduct mediation, the parties may file, within five (5) business days, notification of voluntary compliance setting forth their intent to voluntarily mediate under a S.Ct. Rule 88.05 qualified mediator within thirty (30) days of the date of the notification.

Deadline

10 calendar days

An adverse party may file a denial of the alleged mediator-disqualification grounds within 10 days after the application is filed.

Within ten (10) days of the application being filed, any adverse party may file a denial of the cause or causes alleged in the application.

The Court may enter the order approving and confirming the sale on the eleventh day after the report of sale is filed, if the sale terms are most advantageous to the estate.

On the eleventh day after the filing of the report of sale as calculated by Civil Rule 44.01, the Court, if satisfied that the sale is at the price and terms most advantageous to the estate, shall enter the order approving and confirming the sale.

Disregarding settlement deadlines may result in full or partial denial of compensation applications by those responsible.

Disregard of settlement dates may result in disallowance, in whole or in part, of applications for compensation by those responsible.

The six-month non-claim period does not bar claims of the United States or any taxing authority.

The failure to file claims of the United States and claims of any taxing authority within the six- month non-claim period does not bar the claim.

Missouri's recoupment claim for Missouri Health Net benefits is not subject to the non-claim period in pending estates.

Practice Tip: The State of Missouri’s claim for recoupment of Missouri Health Net benefits are not subject to the non-claim period in pending estates.

The Clerk must provide at least 40 days' notice that a settlement is due, but failure to receive notice does not excuse timely filing.

The Clerk will notify each conservator that a settlement is due, at least 40 days before the due date. Failure to receive notice does not excuse the filing of a settlement when due.

If objections to an accounting are filed, the trustee must file a responsive pleading within the time specified by the Court's order.

If objections to an accounting are filed, the Court will issue an order requiring the trustee to file a responsive pleading within a specified time.

Deadline

48 hours

Original wills and codicils should be mailed or hand delivered within 48 hours after electronic submission.

Any original wills/codicils should be mailed or hand delivered within 48 hours of electronic submission, pursuant to Local Court Rule 72.3.

An application for refusal may be filed at any time after the decedent's death, even if more than one year has elapsed.

The application for refusal may be filed at any time after the date of death of the decedent notwithstanding that more than one year from the date of decedent's death has expired.

If no objections are filed within 20 days and the auditor has reviewed and cleared the settlement or statement of account, the Court will take no action regarding the abandoned property and will treat the settlement or statement as approved as to that abandonment.

If no objections are filed within 20 days and after the settlement or statement of account has been reviewed by the auditor and exceptions cleared, if any, the Court will take no action respecting the property; and the settlement or statement of account will be considered approved as to such abandonment.

The court will audit the settlement if the successor files no objections.

If no objections are filed by the successor, the Court will audit the settlement.

If the final accounting cannot be filed within a reasonably short time, the independent personal representative may file an annual accounting.

If the final accounting cannot be filed within a reasonably short time, an annual accounting may be filed.

A small-estate affidavit involving an intestate decedent may be filed any time after death, even when more than one year has elapsed.

Affidavits involving an intestate decedent may be filed at any time after the date of death even if more than one year since the date of death has expired.

The document may be filed with the final settlement.

*** May be filed with the final settlement.