2025 Missouri's electronic estate planning act: A new frontier for trusts and estates

Recording available after the original program date, 11/21/2025.

Starting August 28, 2025, Missouri became one of only a handful of U.S. jurisdictions to allow electronic signatures and remote witnessing of wills and other estate planning documents. This presentation will summarize the provisions of the Missouri Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act and the impact this will have on clients and attorneys moving forward.

Learning objectives:

• Summary of the Missouri Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act.
• Opportunities and pitfalls of the new law.
• Practice tips on implementing electronic estate planning into your practice.

Speaker: Andrew T. Peebles, Carnahan Evans PC, Springfield

Opinions and positions stated by presenters of MoBarCLE programs are those of the presenters and not necessarily those of The Missouri Bar. This program is intended as information for lawyers in Missouri, in conjunction with other research they deem necessary, in the exercise of their independent judgment.

Note: This material qualifies for self-study credit only. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for GAL Certification, ethics, elimination of bias, or Kansas credit.