MO SB1690

Individuals who feloniously and intentionally kill a decedent forfeit all inheritance benefits, including intestate shares, elective shares, homestead allowances, exempt property, and family allowances

Felonious killing automatically revokes any property dispositions, powers of appointment, and fiduciary nominations (executor, trustee, agent) made to the killer in the decedent's governing instruments

Joint tenancy property held by the decedent and killer converts to equal tenancies in common, eliminating the killer's right of survivorship

A criminal conviction conclusively establishes killer status; absent conviction, courts may determine accountability using the preponderance of evidence standard upon petition by an interested person

Third-party payors acting in good faith before receiving written notice of a claimed forfeiture are protected from liability; persons receiving benefits they are not entitled to must return them to rightful beneficiaries