Section 471.010 – No sufficient evidence of survivorship.

Effective – 28 Aug 1947 471.010. No sufficient evidence of survivorship. — Where the title to property or the devolution thereof depends upon priority of death and there is no sufficient evidence that the persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, the property of each person shall be […]

Section 471.020 – Survival of beneficiaries.

Effective – 28 Aug 1959 471.020. Survival of beneficiaries. — If property is so disposed of that the right of a beneficiary to succeed to any interest therein is conditional upon his surviving another person, and both persons die, and there is no sufficient evidence that the two have died otherwise than simultaneously, the beneficiary […]

Section 471.030 – Joint tenants or tenants by entirety.

Effective – 28 Aug 1959 471.030. Joint tenants or tenants by entirety. — Where there is no sufficient evidence that two joint tenants or tenants by the entirety have died otherwise than simultaneously the property so held shall be distributed one-half as if one had survived and one-half as if the other had survived. If […]

Section 471.040 – Insurance policies.

Effective – 28 Aug 1959 471.040. Insurance policies. — Where the insured and the beneficiary in a policy of life or accident insurance have died and there is no sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than simultaneously the proceeds of the policy shall be distributed as if the insured had survived the beneficiary. ­­——– […]

Section 471.050 – Law not retroactive.

Effective – 28 Aug 1947 471.050. Law not retroactive. — This law shall not apply to the distribution of the property of a person who has died before it takes effect. ­­——– (L. 1947 V. I p. 13 § 5)

Section 471.060 – Law does not apply if decedent provides otherwise.

Effective – 28 Aug 1959 471.060. Law does not apply if decedent provides otherwise. — This law shall not apply in the case of wills, living trusts, deeds or contracts of insurance or any other situation where provision is made for distribution of property different from the provisions of this law, or where provision is […]

Section 471.070 – Uniformity of interpretation.

Effective – 28 Aug 1947 471.070. Uniformity of interpretation. — This law shall be so construed and interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law in those states which enact it. ­­——– (L. 1947 V. I p. 13 § 7)

Section 471.080 – Short title.

Effective – 28 Aug 1947 471.080. Short title. — This law may be cited as “The Uniform Simultaneous Death Law”. ­­——– (L. 1947 V. I p. 13 § 8)