59-1501. Duration of administration; reopening, when; costs. Every executor and administrator shall have nine (9) months from the date of his or her appointment for the settlement of the estate. An administrator de bonis non shall have such time, not exceeding nine (9) months as the court may determine. For cause shown the period herein […]
59-1501a. Reopening estates of decedents; purposes. A testate or intestate estate which has been closed may be reopened in the manner herein provided for the purpose of: (a) Distributing property of the decedent which was not included in the inventory of the estate and is discovered after the estate is closed; or (b) executing or […]
59-1501b. Same; who may petition; notice and hearing; distribution of assets and reclosing of estate. Any unsatisfied creditor who filed a claim as provided by law in the decedent’s estate, the department of revenue of the state of Kansas, any interested party or any personal representative, legatee, devisee or heir of the decedent may petition […]
59-1502. Duty to account. Every executor or administrator shall present a verified account of administration within the time limited and make application to the court to settle and allow his or her account and to assign the estate to the persons entitled thereto. The executor or administrator shall also account at such other times as […]
59-1503. Time for distribution. If at any time prior to final settlement it appears that there is sufficient money to satisfy all the demands against an estate, the executor or administrator, on order of the court, may make payment of legacies and distribution of shares, except that specific legacies shall be first satisfied. If any […]
59-1504. Compensation and expenses. Whenever a decedent by will makes a provision for the compensation of his or her executor, that shall be taken as such executor’s full compensation, unless the executor files a written instrument, renouncing all claim to the compensation provided for in the will. Whenever any person named in a will or […]
59-1505. Conditions precedent to discharge. Whenever any bequest or devise is made to a testamentary trustee, the executor or administrator shall not be discharged, unless the will provides otherwise, until a trustee has qualified in a court of competent jurisdiction and until proof of such qualification has been made and a receipt by the trustee […]
59-1506. Protection of remainderman’s interest in personalty; bond. When by will the use or income of personal property is given to a person for a term of years or for life, and another person has an interest in such property as remainderman, the court, unless the will provides otherwise, may order such property to be […]
59-1507. Summary proceedings. Whenever it is established that the estate of a decedent, exclusive of the homestead and allowances to the spouse and minor children, does not exceed the amounts required for funeral expenses, expenses of last sickness, wages of servants during the last sickness, costs of administration, debts having preference under the laws of […]
59-1507a. Payment of certain benefits to certain relatives; discharge and release; affidavit. (a) If not less than 180 days after the death of an individual entitled at the time of death to a monthly benefit or benefits under title II of the social security act or under any veterans administration program or public or private […]
59-1507b. Transfer of certain personal property to successor, discharge and release, affidavit. When a resident of the state dies, whether testate or intestate, if the total assets of the estate of the decedent subject to probate do not exceed $40,000 in value, any personal property of whatever nature transferable to the decedent’s estate by any […]
59-1508. Unclaimed money. If any part of the money on hand has not been paid over because the person entitled thereto cannot be found or refuses to accept the same, or for any other good and sufficient reason, the district court may order the executor or administrator to pay the same to the county treasurer […]
