Serves southwest Missouri from offices in Carthage and Nevada, covering Joplin, Webb City, Lamar, and Neosho. Handles probate, estate and trust administration, will contests, estate tax planning, and business and farm succession planning. Kevin Checkett and Charles Pauly are AV rated under Martindale-Hubbell's peer review system.
Carthage is in Jasper County.
Probate in Jasper County
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Jasper County Circuit Court - Probate Division
Jasper County · 29th Judicial Circuit
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Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Office
302 South Main, Courthouse Room 206, Carthage, MO 64836
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In Missouri, a will is signed before 2RSMo § 474.320Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyRSMo § 474.320Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
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How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?
Missouri levies no estate or inheritance taxMo. Rev. Stat. §§ 145.011, 145.1000; Mo. Dept. of Revenue, Estate Tax (no Missouri estate tax imposed; no return required for deaths on or after Jan. 1, 2005)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; only the federal estate tax applies above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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What Taxes Apply to My Inheritance?
Missouri imposes no inheritance or estate taxMo. Rev. Stat. §§ 145.011, 145.1000; Mo. Dept. of Revenue, Estate Tax (no Missouri estate tax imposed; no return required for deaths on or after Jan. 1, 2005)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; probate assets arrive when the estate closes, 6 months to 12 months for a simple estate.
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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?
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