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Missouri Unified County

Missouri

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Case Information

Filed 2025-10-01
Type Pr Independent With Will
Docket 13 entries
Disposition disposed
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Judge

Hon. Chamberlain David Paul

Clay County (MO)

Missouri

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Docket Entries

  1. pp-Ltrs Testamentary Application for Letters Testamentary. Filed By: S BEAU BROUSSARD On Behalf Of: RONALD LEE SMITH, ELLEN FAY SMITH Associated Entries: 10/08/2025 - Ltrs Testamentary +
  2. otc of Letters Granted DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND ATTACHED IN PDF FORM FOR ATTORNEY TO RETRIEVE FROM SECURE CASE.NET for publication for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper within circulation of Clay County such as The Courier Tribune. You must fill in the "Date of first publication:" within the Notice of Letters. This Notice MUST be in the form prepared and attached. The Attorney for the Personal Representative is responsible for e-filing 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; Court mails Notice to heirs by regular mail. (Notice e-mailed to attorney as word document)
  3. trs Testamentary Certified copies to attorney by regular mail. ahd Amount of Bond in Effect - WAIVED BY WILL; Statement of Account Due Date - 10/08/2026; Date Inventory Due or Cont To - 11/08/2025; Associated Entries: 10/01/2025 - App-Ltrs Testamentary + Associated Entries: 10/08/2025 - Cert/Ord Probt L/Will Testmnt +
  4. ert/Ord Probt L/Will Testmnt Certified Copy to attorney by regular mail. ahd Per Will: Personal Representative: Ellen Fay Smith /2nd: Kevin L. Smith /3rd: Megan Stevenson; No Bond; Independent. Associated Entries: 10/08/2025 - Last Will and Testament + Associated Entries: 10/08/2025 - Ltrs Testamentary +
  5. ast Will and Testament Original Last Will and Testament. ahd Associated Entries: 10/08/2025 - Cert/Ord Probt L/Will Testmnt +
  6. onfidential Correspondence Letter to Court Clerk re Applicants SSN. Filed By: S BEAU BROUSSARD On Behalf Of: ELLEN FAY SMITH
  7. udge/Clerk - Note PURSUANT TO MO SUPREME COURT OPERATING RULE 4.07 THE SSN IS REQUIRED FOR EACH PARTY IN THE CASE. PLEASE FILE THE APPLICANT'S SSN, AS SOON AS THIS IS FILED THE COURT WILL CONTINUE PROCESSING YOUR CASE. ahd
  8. R Costs Dec-w/costs-Assoc
  9. iling Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: S BEAU BROUSSARD
  10. ertificate of Death Filed Death Certificate. Filed By: S BEAU BROUSSARD On Behalf Of: RONALD LEE SMITH, ELLEN FAY SMITH
  11. RIFS/Unredacted Document Confidential Redacted Filing Information Sheet; Last Will and Testament - unredacted in associated to Last Will and Testament - eFiled Copy filed on 10/01/2025. Filed By: S BEAU BROUSSARD On Behalf Of: RONALD LEE SMITH, ELLEN FAY SMITH Associated Entries: 10/01/2025 - Efiled Copy L/Will Testament +
  12. filed Copy L/Will Testament Last Will and Testament - redacted. Filed By: S BEAU BROUSSARD On Behalf Of: RONALD LEE SMITH, ELLEN FAY SMITH Associated Entries: 10/01/2025 - CRIFS/Unredacted Document +
  13. ffd-Death & App-Probate Will Statement as to Death Delivery of Purported Will Application for Probate of Will or Rejection. Filed By: S BEAU BROUSSARD On Behalf Of: RONALD LEE SMITH, ELLEN FAY SMITH

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