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Case Information

Filed 2022-03-16
Type Pr Small Est Affidavit W/will
Docket 21 entries
Photo of Hon. Rumley J Michael

Judge

Hon. Rumley J Michael

Cass County (MO)

Missouri

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Docket Entries

  1. Probate Ord Close File Misc
  2. Certificate of Clerk (2) Certified copies of Certificate of Clerk sent to Attorney for Affiant via USPS.
  3. Affidavit Filed Affidavit of Publication of Notice to Creditors. Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH On Behalf Of: AUSTEN DAVID MERRICK, DAWN F BELSHE, BRENDA I HARRINGTON, DIANE E SCHIEVER
  4. Affd-Publctn of Notice to Cred Affidavit of Publication of Notice to Creditors from the North Cass Herald First date of publication is March 30, 2022 **Affidavit of Publication must include the newspaper clipping which shows what was actually published. Please re-submit this document with the newspaper clipping attached.** Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH On Behalf Of: AUSTEN DAVID MERRICK, DAWN F BELSHE, BRENDA I HARRINGTON, DIANE E SCHIEVER
  5. Notc to Creditor-Small Estate The Notice to Creditors has been prepared by the Court and is attached via case.net for retrieval by the attorney for the Affiant for submission to North Cass Herald for publication for 2 consecutive weeks. The attorney for the Affiant is responsible for efiling the Affidavit of Publication (which MUST include the newspaper clipping which shows what was actually published) as soon as it is received from the newspaper, and is also responsible for the payment of all publication costs directly to the newspaper.
  6. Order Approving Bond
  7. Correspondence Filed Correspondence to Court in regard to Checklist Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH On Behalf Of: AUSTEN DAVID MERRICK, DAWN F BELSHE, BRENDA I HARRINGTON, DIANE E SCHIEVER
  8. Supplemental Filing Pertinent Pages of the Austen David Merrick and Rosemary Merrick Co-Grantor Trust. Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH
  9. Correspondence Sent New Estate Checklist - electronically sent to Attorney for Affiants
  10. Affd-Death & App-Probate Will WILL ADMITTED CASE 21CA-PR00234 - Certificate & Order of Probate of Last Will & Testament - Self-Proving
  11. PR Costs Other-w/costs-Assoc
  12. Filing Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH
  13. Designation of Resident Agent Designation and Acceptance of Appointment of Resident Agent. Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH On Behalf Of: AUSTEN DAVID MERRICK, DAWN F BELSHE, BRENDA I HARRINGTON, DIANE E SCHIEVER
  14. Decd Funeral Pd in Full Filed Paid Funeral Bill. Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH
  15. Certificate of Death Filed Death Certificate of Austen Merrick. Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH
  16. Verification of Assets Copy of information to be claimed Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH
  17. Confid Filing Info Sheet Filed Party Information Sheet. Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH
  18. Affd-Est Title Distrbee w/Will Affidavit to Establish Title of Distributee to Property in Estate of Less than $40,000.00 Filed By: VERA SHIGEMI HOGARTH

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