59-701. Letters testamentary. Letters testamentary shall be granted to the executor, if any is named in the will, if he or she is legally competent and shall accept the trust; otherwise letters of administration shall be granted with the will annexed. History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 58; July 1.
59-702. Minor as executor. When a person appointed executor is a minor and without the rights of majority at the time of proving the will, administration may be granted with the will annexed during his or her minority or disability, unless there is another executor who will accept the trust, in which case the estate […]
59-703. Executor of an executor. The executor of an executor shall have no authority as such to administer the estate of the first testator. History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 60; July 1.
59-704. Powers of executor before letters granted. No executor named in a will shall, before letters testamentary are granted, have any power to dispose of any part of the estate of the testator, except to pay reasonable funeral expenses, nor to interfere in any manner with such estate, further than is necessary for its conservation. […]
59-705. To whom administration granted. Administration of the estate of a person dying intestate shall be granted to one or more of the persons hereinafter mentioned, suitable and competent to discharge the trust, and in the following order: (1) The surviving spouse or next of kin, or both, as the court may determine, or some […]
59-706. Letters of administration and letters testamentary granted to nonresident; appointment of agent required. In cases of administration of a resident’s estate: (a) Letters of administration may be granted to a nonresident of this state when the nonresident has appointed an agent pursuant to K.S.A. 59-1706, and amendments thereto. When an administrator of a resident’s […]
59-707. Effect of will on administration. If, after the appointment of an administrator, a will is admitted to probate, the powers of such administrator shall cease, and he or she shall proceed to final accounting. The new executor or administrator with the will annexed shall continue the administration. History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 64; […]
59-708. Administrator de bonis non. If the authority of the sole or surviving executor or administrator terminates before the estate is fully administered, a new administrator shall be appointed to administer the estate not already administered. Such successor shall have the same powers and duties as his or her predecessor. History: L. 1939, ch. 180, […]
59-709. Filing of certain petitions; notice to creditors. (a) Every petitioner who files a petition for administration or probate of a will shall give notice thereof to creditors, pursuant to an order of the court, and within 10 days after such filing. Such notice shall be published in some newspaper of the county authorized by […]
59-710. Special administrator; appointment; bond; duties. For good cause shown a special administrator may be appointed pending the appointment of an executor or administrator, after the appointment of an executor or administrator without removing the executor or administrator or pursuant to subsection (2) of K.S.A. 59-2239 as amended by this act. The appointment may be […]
