# Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.040: 527.040 Declaration of rights or legal relationships, right to obtain, when

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C527_S527.040

## Section

- **Citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.040
- **Heading:** 527.040 Declaration of rights or legal relationships, right to obtain, when
- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MO Code / Chapter 527 / Section 527.040

## Text

527.040. Declaration of rights or legal relationships, right to obtain, when. — Any person interested as or through a personal representative, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, mentally incapacitated person, or insolvent may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto:

(1) To ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin or others; or

(2) To direct the personal representatives or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or

(3) To determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.

(RSMo 1939 § 1129, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)

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