{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-475.395","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 475.395","heading":"Number of wards limited.","body":"No person, other than a bank, trust company or public administrator shall be guardian of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family. Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the Veterans Administration or other interested person, alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting from such guardian and shall discharge him from guardianships in excess of five and forthwith appoint a successor.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=475.395","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"f517245f0af9b31347e0fb983948da164efb0cb810243b2538b7f2a58c4767a5","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-475.390","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-475.400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}