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No will of a testator who died while a resident of this state shall be effectual to pass property unless a petition is filed for the probate of such will within six months after the death of the testator, except as hereinafter provided.
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-617
No will shall be effectual to pass real or personal property unless it shall have been duly admitted to probate.
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-616
the court shall determine whether the estate shall be administered as a simplified estate or as a supervised estate. In making such determination, the court may consider the size of the estate; the degree of kinship of the heirs, devisees and persons seeking appointment; the solvency of the estate
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-3202
notify the creditors of the decedent to exhibit their demands against the estate within four months from the date of the first published notice as provided by law and that, if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-2236(a)
unless the demand is presented within the later of: (a) four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236, and amendments thereto; or (b) if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-2239(1)
No creditor shall have any claim against or lien upon the property of a decedent other than liens existing at the date of the decedent's death, unless a petition is filed for the probate of the decedent's will pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2220 and amendments thereto or for the administration of the decedent's estate pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2219 and amendments thereto within six months after the death of the decedent
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-2239(1)
Probate of an estate or of a will 109.50
Filing a will and affidavit under K.S.A. 59-618a, and amendments thereto 48.50
Refusal to grant letters of administration 48.50
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-104(a)
After the death of a testator the person having custody of the testator's will shall deliver it to the court which has jurisdiction thereof. Every person who willfully neglects or refuses to deliver a will after being duly ordered to do so shall be guilty of contempt of court.
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-621
Any person who has possession of the will of a testator dying a resident of this state, or has knowledge of such will and access to it for the purpose of probate, and knowingly withholds it from the district court having jurisdiction to probate it for more than six months after the death of the testator shall be liable for reasonable attorney fees, costs and all damages sustained by beneficiaries under the will
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-618
(a) Any person possessing a decedent's will may file in the district court of the county of the decedent's last residence the decedent's will or a copy of such will and an affidavit that complies with subsection (b).
that the will is being filed with the district court for the purpose of preserving it for record in the event that probate proceedings are later required
Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 59-618a(a), (b)(1)(D)
A couple. A parent. An adult child and a parent, doing it together. One sitting starts it; keep it current, and tell someone where it is.
