A couple of times each year we are contacted by someone who is trying to get a Will out of a Bank Safe Deposit Box.  They have the key, but are not “authorized” to access the box and remove items.  Normally this can be handled relatively simply.  A very short “Petition” can be filed in the…

Occasionally we are asked about the “reading of a will” after a loved one has died.  While some lawyers may engage in this seemingly dramatic event, I never have, and I don’t know of anyone who does.  Insofar as I’m concerned it’s a Hollywood thing.  There is certainly nothing in Missouri Law that requires it,…