{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.070","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.070","heading":"Heirs, time limits to establish interest in estate — posthumous heirs in gestation, mother has right to file action — time limitations.","body":"1. Any action to establish an interest in an estate by descent shall be filed prior to the expiration of the applicable objection period for a final settlement pursuant to section 473.590 or for a statement of account pursuant to subsection 4 of section 473.840.\n2. The mother of an alleged heir who is not yet born and is in gestation shall have the right to file an action in accordance with subsection 1 of this section on behalf of the alleged heir.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=473.070","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"7fd708703b24384812f5fbfe6217c5c3165674cfd6c6591d7616263fc75cb5ae","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.067","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.073"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}