§ 426.010 Voluntary assignment — execution of
§ 426.020 Assignee to file inventory, when and where
§ 426.030 Inventory to be sworn to
§ 426.040 Appraisers, appointment of
§ 426.050 Oath, filing and compensation of appraisers
§ 426.060 Additional property, duty of assignee
§ 426.070 Assignor’s list of property — filing of bond of assignee — additional bond
§ 426.080 Bond, condition of
§ 426.090 Bond, where filed and recorded — approval
§ 426.100 Bonds taken in absence of judge, approval or rejection
§ 426.110 If rejected, court to order new bond — failure to give revokes authority
§ 426.120 Rejected bond valid until new one given — new bond relates back
§ 426.130 Suit on bond, by whom and when brought — damages
§ 426.140 Assignee to exhibit accounts, when and how — failure — citation — dismissal
§ 426.150 Notice of allowance of assignee’s accounts by court, how given
§ 426.160 Expense of advertising
§ 426.170 Demands against estates, how and when allowed
§ 426.180 Notice, how given — creditor failing to present at proper time, precluded — ..
§ 426.190 Assignee may administer oaths and examine witnesses
§ 426.200 Evidence to establish demand
§ 426.210 Decisions of assignee final, unless appeal asked for — appeal to circuit court
§ 426.220 Appeals, how taken — affidavit and bond for
§ 426.230 Proceedings in circuit court upon appeal
§ 426.240 Judgment certified to assignee and claim allowed, when
§ 426.250 Demand of assignee against assignor, how allowed
§ 426.260 Assignee failing to file true inventory and give bond, court to issue citation
§ 426.270 On return of citation, court may order inventory and bond filed or dismiss ..
§ 426.280 Insolvency or removal from state of surety, proceedings
§ 426.290 Assignee, vacancy — appointment
§ 426.300 Dismissal of assignee — books to be delivered to successor
§ 426.310 Sale of property assigned, how made
§ 426.320 Payments to creditors, when and in what amounts — penalty for failure
§ 426.330 Assignee shall exhibit condition of assets, when
§ 426.340 Failure to exhibit condition of assets — citation of assignee
§ 426.350 Assignee may apply for discharge, when and how
§ 426.360 Application referred to commissioner, when — proceedings
§ 426.370 If objections made, court to determine same, when and how
§ 426.380 Appeals, how taken
§ 426.390 Proceedings when temporary assignee fails to act, how conducted
§ 426.400 Court may order assignee to compromise debts, when and how
§ 426.410 Defining the power and authority of assignees
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 426 - Assignment for Benefit of Creditors

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
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  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
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  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.