{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"teresa-lurinda-grabb-a/k/a-terry-grabb-and-amanda-huffman-public-administrator-for-morgan-county-missouri-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-ronald-e-grabb","displayName":"Teresa Lurinda Grabb a/k/a Terry Grabb and Amanda Huffman, Public Administrator for Morgan County, Missouri, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ronald E. Grabb","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86056:undated","opinionId":"63ef679d-b8b0-5123-b91c-79c77a7649de","slug":"michael-grabb-v-teresa-lurinda-grabb-aka-terry-grabb-and-amanda-huffman-p-d86056","caseName":"Michael Grabb\nvs.\nTeresa Lurinda Grabb a/k/a Terry Grabb and Amanda Huffman, Public Administrator for Morgan County, Missouri, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ronald E. Grabb","caseNumber":"WD86056","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Michael Grabb, the son of Ronald Grabb, appealed the trial court's judgment awarding his father's IRA proceeds to Teresa Grabb, the father's ex-wife, as a non-probate asset. The son argued that the ex-wife's beneficiary designation was automatically revoked upon divorce under Missouri statute § 461.051.1. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the IRA's custodial agreement contained an express provision, permitted by § 461.051.2, stating that divorce would not automatically revoke beneficiary designations, and this provision was properly considered by the trial court.","primaryTopic":"estate-probate","topicSlugs":["estate-probate","family-law","contracts","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207414","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-grabb-v-teresa-lurinda-grabb-aka-terry-grabb-and-amanda-huffman-p-d86056","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law","topic: family-law","text: divorce"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}